HF 3891 Minnesota House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Licensing requirements for graduates of foreign medical schools amended.

This bill updates Minnesota's rules for licensing doctors who graduated from medical schools outside the United States. It requires these applicants to prove their school is equivalent to U.S. or Canadian institutions, pass specific medical exams, and demonstrate proficiency in English. A key provision creates a new "limited license" for foreign-trained physicians who have at least five years of work experience abroad and are willing to practice in rural or underserved urban areas. This limited license waives the usual one-year clinical training requirement and mandates that employers pay these doctors a salary comparable to a medical resident.
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Introduced Feb 15, 2024 Last action May 17, 2024
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Feb 15, 2024
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