Bill Text: MS SB2608 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Physician licensees from other states; provide for Mississippi license without examination under certain conditions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee [SB2608 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2011-SB2608-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2011 Regular Session

To: Public Health and Welfare

By: Senator(s) Yancey

Senate Bill 2608

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE WITHOUT A SPECIAL PURPOSE EXAMINATION (SPEX) TO LICENSEES FROM OTHER STATES WHO CAN VERIFY A LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING AND VERIFY HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING APPLICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 73-25-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     73-25-21. (1)  The State Board of Medical Licensure may grant license to practice medicine without examination as to learning to graduates in medicine or osteopathic medicine who hold license to practice medicine from another state, provided the requirements in such state are equal to those required by the State Board of Medical Licensure; and it is further provided that the State Board of Medical Licensure may affiliate with and recognize for the purpose of waiving examination diplomats of the National Board of Medical Examiners, or the National Board of Examiners for osteopathic physicians and surgeons in granting license to practice medicine in Mississippi.

     (2)  The State Board of Medical Licensure shall grant a license to practice medicine in Mississippi without the necessity of a Special Purpose Examination (SPEX) to graduates in medicine or osteopathic medicine who show evidence of holding a license in good standing from another state for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application, and verification of employment and hospital privileges in a licensed facility for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application.

     (3)  In addition, the board may grant a license to practice medicine without examination to licentiates of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) who are graduates of Canadian medical schools which are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, as sponsored by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges, and by the Committee for Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, as sponsored by the Canadian Medical Association and the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.


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