Licensure of doctors of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatry; requirements.
Summary
Removes provisions related to licensure of graduates of an institution not approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board of Medicine. Under the bill, only graduates of institutions approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board of Medicine are eligible for licensure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Signed Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 21, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 117 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17101044D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
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