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REFERENCE TITLE: internationally trained physicians; licensure |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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HB 2435 |
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Introduced by Representative Bliss
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AN ACT
Amending section 32-1424, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the Arizona medical board.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-1424, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1424. Fifth pathway program; pathway one; licensure
A. In addition to the requirements for licensure prescribed in sections 32-1422 and 32-1423, an applicant for licensure under this article who attended a foreign school of medicine and successfully completed all the formal requirements to receive the degree of doctor of medicine except internship or social service, and who is accordingly not eligible for certification by the educational council for foreign medical graduates, may be considered for licensure under this chapter if the applicant meets the following conditions:
1. Satisfactorily completes an approved fifth pathway program of one academic year of supervised clinical training under the direction of an approved school of medicine in the United States.
2. Successfully completes an approved twenty-four month twenty-four-month internship, residency or clinical fellowship program upon on completion of the fifth pathway program.
B. A document granted by a foreign school of medicine signifying completion of all the formal requirements for graduation from such the foreign medical school except internship or social service training, or both, along with certification by the approved school of medicine in the United States of successful completion of the fifth pathway program is deemed the equivalent of a degree of doctor of medicine for purposes of licensure and practice as a physician in this state.
C. Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section, an applicant for licensure who attended a foreign school of medicine, who successfully completed all formal requirements for graduation from the foreign school of medicine and who satisfies the requirements prescribed in pathway one of the educational council for foreign medical graduates shall be granted licensure if the applicant:
1. Holds a valid license to practice medicine that does not require direct supervision.
2. Has a federal immigration status that allows the person to work as a physician in the United States.
3. Has an offer for employment as a physician at any health care provider that operates in a county with a population of less than one million persons.
4. Meets the requirements for licensure prescribed in section 32-1422, except for section 32-1422, subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2.