Bill Text: AZ HB2227 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: International medical school graduates; licensure
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - Referred to House RULES Committee [HB2227 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-HB2227-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: international medical school graduates; licensure |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2227 |
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Introduced by Representative Heinz
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AN ACT
Amending SECTION 32-1423, 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 32-1423, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1423. Additional requirements for students graduating from an unapproved allopathic school of medicine
In addition to the basic requirements for licensure prescribed in section 32‑1422, any applicant who has graduated from an unapproved school of medicine shall meet each of the following requirements:
1. Be able to read, write, speak, understand and be understood in the English language.
2. Hold a standard certificate issued by the educational council for foreign medical graduates, complete a fifth pathway program as provided in section 32‑1424, subsection A, or complete thirty‑six months as a full‑time assistant professor or in a higher position in an approved school of medicine.
3. Successfully complete an approved twenty‑four month hospital internship, residency or clinical fellowship program, in addition to the twelve months required in section 32‑1422, subsection A, paragraph 2, for a total of thirty‑six months of training unless the applicant successfully completed a fifth pathway program as provided by section 32‑1424 or has served as a full‑time assistant professor or in a higher position in an approved school of medicine for a total of thirty‑six months. The requirements of this paragraph relating to completion of an approved twenty‑four month hospital internship, residency or clinical fellowship program do not apply to a graduate of an unapproved school of medicine that the board determines has standards that are equivalent to an approved school of medicine.
