Relating to the Board of Medical Examiners; to amend Sections 34-24-50.1 and 34-24-70, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for qualifications for licensure as a physician; and to add Section 34-24-75.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to issue permits for certain medical school graduates to practice medicine in a limited capacity for a limited time as bridge year graduate physicians.
Summary
Board of Medical Examiners, permits for limited scope of practice to certain medical school graduates for limited period authorized, certain licensure qualifications for physicians revised
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2023
Last action May 3, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
101–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 102
Apr 25, 2023
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican75
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Healthcare)
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Healthcare)
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Health)
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Health)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Lee
RRepublican
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