HB 995 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Medicine, Board of; temporary licensure of physicians licensed in a foreign country.

Summary
Board of Medicine; temporary licensure of physicians licensed in a foreign country. Permits the Board of Medicine to issue a provisional license to a physician licensed in a foreign country for no more than two years, then a subsequent renewable two-year license if the physician practices in a medically underserved area. After two years of practice under the renewable license in a medically underserved area, a physician licensed in a foreign country is eligible to apply for a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine. The bill specifies that eligibility for such licenses is conditional upon an applicant demonstrating certain educational and experiential qualifications to the Board and obtaining employment with a medical care facility that provides an assessment and evaluation program for physicians licensed in a foreign country.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 464 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB995ER)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors