Indiana House Bill 1555

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Licensure of foreign trained physicians. Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs; (2) obtain a health care facility sponsor in an underserved area; and (3) meet certain other criteria. Provides that a limited medical license authorizes the recipient to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine only at a health care facility in an underserved area. Enables the medical licensing board of Indiana (board) to revoke a limited medical license if the recipient stops working as a physician at a health care facility in an underserved area. Provides that a limited medical license may be converted to an unlimited license at the discretion of the board after five years.

Licensure of foreign trained physicians.

Rep. Beau Baird [R]	Rep. Joanna King [R]	Rep. Julie McGuire [R]	Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Susan Glick [R]	Sen. Andrea Hunley [D]

2025-02-13 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 91 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-20	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-02-14	House	Referred to the Senate
2025-02-13	House	Cosponsor: Senator Hunley
2025-02-13	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Leising, Glick
2025-02-13	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 159: yeas 91, nays 1
2025-02-11	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2025-02-11	House	Amendment #1 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
2025-02-04	House	Representatives McGuire and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
2025-02-04	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2025-02-03	House	Representative King added as coauthor
2025-01-21	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2025-01-21	House	Authored by Representative Baird

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1555/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/HB1555.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/HB1555.02.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/HB1555.03.ENGH.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/amendments/HB1555.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/fiscal-notes/HB1555.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/votesheets/HB1555.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/committee-reports/HB1555.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/fiscal-notes/HB1555.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/fiscal-notes/HB1555.03.ENGH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/fiscal-notes/HB1555.03.ENGH.FN002.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1555/rollcalls/HB1555.159_H.pdf