Beau Baird
- Republican
- Representative
- District 44
Author
Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs; (2) obtain a health care facility sponsor in an underserved area; and (3) meet certain other criteria. Provides that a limited medical license authorizes the recipient to practice medicine only at a health care facility in an underserved area. Enables the medical licensing board of Indiana (board) to revoke a limited medical license if the recipient stops working as a physician at a health care facility in an underserved area. Provides that a limited medical license may be converted to an unlimited license. Allows the board to require a comprehensive evaluation to determine the individual's competency before issuing an unlimited medical license. Allows, until June 30, 2027, an applicant for an unlimited license to practice osteopathic medicine to take all levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination not later than ten years from the date the applicant first passes level 1 of the examination.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 234
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 492: yeas 47, nays 0
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 518: yeas 90, nays 1
CCR # 1 filed in the House
House advisors appointed: King, Ledbetter and Bauer
House conferees appointed: Baird and Garcia Wilburn
Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Jackson L
Senate advisors appointed: Leising, Yoder and Glick
Returned to the House with amendments
Motion to dissent filed
House dissented from Senate amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 365: yeas 48, nays 1
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Leising, Glick
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 159: yeas 91, nays 1
Cosponsor: Senator Hunley
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #1 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
Representatives McGuire and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Representative King added as coauthor
Authored by Representative Baird
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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| Fiscal Note: HB1555.05.ENRS.FN001 |
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