HF 4019

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/21/2016 10:35am

A bill for an act
relating to health professionals; allowing licensure of graduates of foreign
medical or osteopathic schools under certain conditions; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [147.0375] MEDICAL FACULTY LICENSE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) The board shall issue a license to practice
medicine to any person who satisfies the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (e).
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new text begin (b) The applicant must satisfy the requirements in section 147.02, subdivision 1,
paragraphs (a), (e), (f), (g), and (h).
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new text begin (c) The applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant
is a graduate of a medical or osteopathic school approved by the board as equivalent to
accredited United States or Canadian schools based on its faculty, curriculum, facilities,
accreditation, or other relevant data. If the applicant is a graduate of a medical or
osteopathic program that is not accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
or the American Osteopathic Association, the applicant may use the Federation of State
Medical Boards' Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) or its successor. If
the applicant uses this service as allowed under this paragraph, the physician application
fee may be less than $200 but must not exceed the cost of administering this paragraph.
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new text begin (d) The applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion
of two years of graduate, clinical medical training in a program located in the United
States, its territories, or Canada and accredited by a national accrediting organization
approved by the board. This requirement does not apply:
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new text begin (1) to an applicant who is admitted as a permanent immigrant to the United States on
or before October 1, 1991, as a person of exceptional ability in the sciences according to
Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, section 656.22(d);
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new text begin (2) to an applicant holding a valid license to practice medicine in another state or
country and issued a permanent immigrant visa after October 1, 1991, as a person of
extraordinary ability in the field of science or as an outstanding professor or researcher
according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 204.5(h) and (i), or a temporary
nonimmigrant visa or status as a person of extraordinary ability in the field of science
according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 214.2(o); or
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new text begin (3) to an applicant who is licensed in another state, has practiced five years without
disciplinary action in the United States, its territories, or Canada, has completed one
year of the graduate, clinical medical training required by this paragraph, and has passed
the special purpose examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards within three
attempts in the 24 months before licensing.
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new text begin (e) The applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant
has been appointed to serve as a faculty member of a medical school accredited by the
Liaison Committee on Medical Education or an osteopathic medical school accredited
by the American Osteopathic Association.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Medical school review. new text end

new text begin The board may contract with any qualified person
or organization for the performance of a review or investigation, including site visits
if necessary, of any medical or osteopathic school before approving the school under
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or section 147.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). To the
extent possible, the board shall require the school being reviewed to pay the costs of the
review or investigation.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Resignation or termination for the medical faculty position. new text end

new text begin If a person
holding a license issued under this section resigns or is terminated from the academic
medical center in which the licensee is employed as a faculty member, the licensee
must notify the board in writing no later than 30 days after the date of termination or
resignation. Upon notification of resignation or termination, the board shall terminate
the medical license.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reporting obligation. new text end

new text begin A person holding a license issued under this section
is subject to the reporting obligations of section 147.111.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Limitation of practice. new text end

new text begin A person issued a license under this section may
only practice medicine within the clinical setting of the academic medical center where
the licensee is an appointed faculty member or within a physician group practice affiliated
with the academic medical center.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Continuing education. new text end

new text begin The licensee must meet the continuing education
requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter 5605.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2018.
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