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Idaho Statutes
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PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 18
PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
54-1812. Graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2025] In addition to the other licensure requirements of this chapter, the board may require by rule and regulation that graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada provide additional information to the board concerning the medical school attended. The board may also require such graduates to take an additional examination. The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant who graduated from a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada if it finds that such applicant does not possess the requisite qualifications to provide the same standard of health care as provided by licensed physicians in this state.
54-1812. Graduates of medical schools located outside of the United States and Canada. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025] (1) The board shall grant a three (3) year provisional license to international physicians who:
(a) Submit a completed written application to the board on forms furnished by the board, which shall include proof of:
(i) Graduation from an international medical program;
(ii) Post-graduate medical training; and
(iii) Practice in the international physician’s home country or clinical experience required pursuant to section 54-1803(12)(d), Idaho Code;
(b) Have an offer for employment as a physician at any sponsoring entity that operates in the state of Idaho and employs a supervising physician who is:
(i) Licensed in Idaho and in good standing with the board;
(ii) A board-certified physician; and
(iii) Has institutional privileges;
(c) Report any past or pending disciplinary issues to the board and do not have disqualifying disciplinary issues as determined by the board; and
(d) Meet the qualifications described in this section.
(2) To be eligible for a provisional license, an international physician must be eligible to obtain federal immigration status that allows the international physician to practice as a physician in the United States. However, international physicians licensed pursuant to this section must obtain federal work authorization before commencing any work for the sponsoring entity.
(3) An international physician seeking a provisional license pursuant to this section must possess a passing score on the United States medical licensing examination (USMLE) 1 and 2. If an applicant fails to pass either step of the examination on two (2) separate occasions, the applicant may be required to be interviewed, evaluated, or examined by the board.
(4) The application shall require a fingerprint-based criminal history check as required by the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses.
(5) The board shall refuse to issue a license to an international physician if it finds that such applicant does not possess the requisite qualifications to provide the same standard of health care as provided by licensed physicians in this state.
(6) An international physician must notify the board of any changes in employment during the provisional licensure period. The board may suspend a provisional license granted pursuant to this section if the international physician is separated from a sponsoring entity during the provisional license period. However, the international physician shall get credit toward the provisional period for the time worked prior to separation.
(7) International physicians licensed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the disciplinary procedures of the board.
(8) At the conclusion of the three (3) year period, an international physician shall be eligible to apply for a full license pursuant to section 54-1810, Idaho Code, if:
(a) The international physician was employed and training for the full three (3) years;
(b) The supervising physician provides a letter of recommendation;
(c) The international physician is not the subject of an active investigation by the board; and
(d) The international physician has passed the USMLE 3 or equivalent exam as approved by the board.
(9) International physicians licensed pursuant to this section are subject to the provisions of section 54-1842, Idaho Code, for the purposes of the interstate medical licensure compact. The board may require additional information, as provided in this section, from any international physician from a member state seeking expedited licensure in Idaho under the interstate medical licensure compact pursuant to section 54-1845, Idaho Code.
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