Pennsylvania HB 1066: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for temporary license.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1167
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1066
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BURGOS, KAZEEM, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
GUENST, GIRAL, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, HOHENSTEIN, SCHLOSSBERG,
MALAGARI, D. WILLIAMS, GREEN AND MAYES, MARCH 31, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 31, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;
and making repeals," further providing for temporary license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 33(a) introductory paragraph of the act
of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical
Practice Act of 1985, is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 33. Temporary license.
(a) General rule.--[A] Except as provided under subsection
(d), a temporary license empowers the licensee to:
* * *
(d) Exception.--The board shall grant a full and
unrestricted license to practice medicine to a temporary
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licensee not subject to subsection (a) who is a graduate from an
international medical school, performed the duties of a
physician for at least three years outside of the United States
and demonstrates all of the following:
(1) C ompetency as determined by the board.
(2) Good standing with the board two years after the
date of issuance of a temporary license from the board.
(3) Sufficient evidence that the temporary licensee has
an offer of employment as a physician at a health care
facility that operates in this Commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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