IndianaHB 1555First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)HouseWALLET

Licensure of foreign trained physicians.

Sponsored By: Beau Baird (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Summary

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 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. Allows the board to require a comprehensive evaluation to determine the individual's competency before issuing an unlimited medical license. Allows, until June 30, 2027, an applicant for an unlimited license to practice osteopathic medicine to take all levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination not later than ten years from the date the applicant first passes level 1 of the examination.

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Foreign-trained doctors gain licenses with practice limits

Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana creates a limited license for eligible foreign-trained doctors, with a nonrefundable $100 application fee. Applicants must submit the board’s application and hold a medical doctorate or similar degree from an international program in good standing. They also need certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Applicants must have comparable residency or postgraduate training and five years of full-time medical practice during the preceding six years. They must pass steps 1 through 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination and be proficient in English. They also need good standing with their resident country’s medical regulator, no pending disciplinary action, and federal immigration status allowing physician practice. A written job offer must include facility sponsorship, facility-granted privileges, and a written agreement defining collaboration with a supervising doctor. Practice is limited to that facility, which must be in an area Indiana’s health department designates as underserved by doctors. Licenses expire every two years and can be renewed for up to six cumulative years. The board can revoke a license when employment at the facility ends or for other compelling reasons. After five years with a limited license in good standing, the board can grant an unlimited license, potentially requiring an independent evaluation. This law section expires December 31, 2040.

Osteopathic doctors face licensing exam deadline

Applicants seeking an unlimited Indiana license to practice osteopathic medicine must pass every level of the COMLEX-USA licensing exam. The deadline is 10 years after first passing Level 1. This temporary rule took effect upon passage and expires June 30, 2027.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Beau Baird

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Andrea Hunley

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jean Leising

    Republican • Senate

  • Joanna King

    Republican • House

  • Julie McGuire

    Republican • House

  • Liz Brown

    Republican • Senate

  • Susan Glick

    Republican • Senate

  • Victoria Garcia Wilburn

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 276 • No: 3

Senate vote • 4/23/2025

Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate

Yes: 47 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2025

Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House

Yes: 90 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Third reading: passed

Yes: 48 • No: 1

House vote • 2/13/2025

Third reading: passed

Yes: 91 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor

    5/6/2025House
  2. Public Law 234

    5/6/2025House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    4/29/2025Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker

    4/24/2025House
  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    4/24/2025Senate
  6. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 492: yeas 47, nays 0

    4/23/2025Senate
  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 518: yeas 90, nays 1

    4/22/2025House
  8. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

    4/22/2025Senate
  9. CCR # 1 filed in the House

    4/22/2025House
  10. House advisors appointed: King, Ledbetter and Bauer

    4/14/2025House
  11. House conferees appointed: Baird and Garcia Wilburn

    4/14/2025House
  12. Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Jackson L

    4/10/2025Senate
  13. Senate advisors appointed: Leising, Yoder and Glick

    4/10/2025Senate
  14. House dissented from Senate amendments

    4/9/2025House
  15. Motion to dissent filed

    4/9/2025House
  16. Returned to the House with amendments

    4/9/2025Senate
  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 365: yeas 48, nays 1

    4/8/2025Senate
  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    4/7/2025Senate
  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    4/3/2025Senate
  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

    2/20/2025Senate
  21. Referred to the Senate

    2/14/2025House
  22. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 159: yeas 91, nays 1

    2/13/2025House
  23. Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Leising, Glick

    2/13/2025House
  24. Cosponsor: Senator Hunley

    2/13/2025House
  25. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    2/11/2025House

Bill Text

  • Engrossed House Bill (S)

  • Enrolled House Bill (H)

  • House Bill (H)

  • Introduced House Bill (H)

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