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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
3 HOUSE BILL 2050 By: Stinson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to professions and occupations;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 493.2, which relates
8 to foreign applicants and requirements; adding
international medical school graduates; modifying
9 foreign licensure body; adding limited licensure;
providing parameters; providing for employment;
10 providing for training programs; providing for
supervision; providing for obtaining full licensure;
11 providing for unprofessional conduct; providing for
professional competence and good moral character; and
12 providing an effective date.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 493.2, is
17 amended to read as follows:
18 Section 493.2. A. Foreign Unless otherwise provided by this
19 section, foreign applicants and international medical school
20 graduate applicants shall otherwise meet all requirements for full
21 and unrestricted licensure as provided in Sections 492.1 and 493.1
22 of this title.
23 B. 1. A foreign applicant for full and unrestricted licensure
24 shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine or a Board-approved
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1 equivalent based on satisfactory completion of educational programs
2 from a foreign medical school as evidenced by recognized national
3 and international resources available to the Board the Educational
4 Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
5 2. In the event the foreign medical school utilized clerkships
6 in the United States, its territories or possessions, such
7 clerkships shall have been performed in hospitals and schools that
8 have programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
9 Medical Education (ACGME).
10 C. A 1. An international medical school graduate may apply for
11 limited licensure. The Board may issue a limited license of defined
12 duration to an international medical school graduate upon finding
13 sufficient evidence that the international medical school graduate
14 has:
15 a. graduated from a medical school which meets the
16 requirements of Educational Commission for Foreign
17 Medical Graduates (ECFMG), and
18 b. paid any application fee as set by the Board.
19 2. The Board shall also find sufficient evidence of the
20 competency of the international medical school graduate through the
21 following:
22 a. verification of successful completion of a three-year
23 post-graduate training program in the graduate's
24 licensing country, or
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1 b. otherwise practiced as a medical professional
2 performing the duties of a physician for at least
3 three (3) of the last five (5) years outside the
4 United States verified by the employer or health care
5 provider.
6 3. An applicant under subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this
7 subsection or subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall
8 submit sufficient evidence that the applicant is an international
9 medical school graduate and has an offer for employment as a
10 physician at a health care provider that operates in this state and
11 has a post-graduate training program accredited by the Accreditation
12 Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in place.
13 4. During the term of the limited license, an international
14 medical school graduate who is granted a limited license under
15 subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection or subparagraph b
16 of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall only provide medical
17 services at a health care provider that has in place post-graduate
18 training programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for
19 Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
20 5. An international medical school graduate who is granted a
21 limited license shall be supervised by the chair of the department
22 within the applicant's intended practice during the term of the
23 limited license.
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1 6. Three (3) years after the first date the limited licensee
2 begins to practice medicine at a health care provider in this state,
3 the Board may grant a full and unrestricted license to practice
4 medicine to a limited licensee under subparagraph a of paragraph 2
5 of this subsection or subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of this
6 subsection who:
7 a. is in good standing without disciplinary actions or
8 investigations pending from his or her limited
9 licensure period, and
10 b. provides documentation of a passing score for USMLE
11 Step 1, 2 CK, and 3.
12 7. A limited licensee who obtains a full and unrestricted
13 license is not thereafter subject to the restriction of practicing
14 at a health care provider with a post-graduate training program.
15 8. As used in this subsection, "health care provider" means a
16 facility that will be employing the licensee within an academic
17 health system or the Oklahoma State University College of
18 Osteopathic Medicine.
19 D. Any foreign applicant or international medical school
20 graduate shall have a command of the English language that is
21 satisfactory to the State Board of Medical Licensure and
22 Supervision, demonstrated determined by the passage of an oral
23 English competency examination Educational Commission for Foreign
24 Medical Graduates (EDFMG).
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1 D. E. The Board may promulgate rules requiring all foreign
2 applicants to satisfactorily complete at least twelve (12) months
3 and up to twenty-four (24) months of Board-approved progressive
4 graduate medical training as determined necessary by the Board for
5 the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
6 E. F. All credentials, diplomas and other required
7 documentation in a foreign language submitted to the Board by such
8 applicants shall be accompanied by notarized English translations
9 performed by an institution accredited by the North Central
10 Association of Colleges and Schools.
11 F. G. Foreign applicants and international medical school
12 graduates shall provide satisfactory evidence of having met the
13 requirements for permanent residence or temporary nonimmigrant
14 status as set forth by the United States Immigration and
15 Naturalization Service.
16 G. Foreign applicants shall provide a certified copy H. The
17 Board requires original source verification of the Educational
18 Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate to the
19 Board at such time and in such manner as required by the Board. The
20 Board may waive the requirement for an Educational Commission for
21 Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate by rule for good cause shown
22 Certification or Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination
23 (MCCQUE) Certification.
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1 I. The applicant shall not have committed or been found guilty
2 by a competent authority, United States or foreign, of any conduct
3 that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this act
4 or rules by the Board. The Board may modify this restriction for
5 cause.
6 J. If the applicant has not been practicing medicine for more
7 than two (2) years, they shall be subject to Section 495h of this
8 title.
9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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