SF 3688

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to employment; establishing a pilot project to encourage the licensure
of foreign-trained physicians in Minnesota; appropriating money for a pilot
program to encourage the licensure of foreign-trained physicians.

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

Section 1.

new text begin PILOT PROJECT; LICENSURE OF FOREIGN-TRAINED PHYSICIANS.
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new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development must conduct a
pilot project to encourage the licensure in Minnesota of foreign-trained physicians. The
commissioner must award grants to foreign-trained physicians that are sufficient to cover
the actual costs of taking a course intended to prepare physicians for required licensing
examinations and the fee for taking required licensing examinations. When awarding
grants, the commissioner must consider whether the recipient??a??a??s training involves a medical
specialty that is in demand in one or more Minnesota communities. The commissioner
also must establish additional criteria for the award of grants. The program will begin
on July 1, 2006, and end on June 30, 2007. The commissioner must submit a report
evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over employment by October 1, 2007.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employment and
economic development for a pilot project to encourage the licensure of foreign-trained
physicians.
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