All Roll Calls
Yes: 102 • No: 1
OklahomaHB 2050Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Professions and occupations; foreign applicants and requirements; international medical school graduates; foreign licensure body; limited licensure; parameters; employment; training programs; supervision; full licensure; unprofessional conduct; professional competence; good moral character; effective date.
Sponsored By: Preston Stinson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Limited license path for international doctors
Beginning November 1, 2025, international medical graduates can get a limited Oklahoma license. You must graduate from a school that meets ECFMG rules, pay the Board fee, and show skill by either three years of postgraduate training in your licensing country or at least three of the last five years of physician practice abroad. You also must have a job offer at an Oklahoma health care provider inside an academic health system or the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine with an ACGME‑accredited training program. During the limited license, you may practice only at that employer and are supervised by the department chair. After three years of practice in Oklahoma, the Board may grant a full license if you stayed in good standing and passed USMLE Steps 1, 2 CK, and 3. Once you get the full license, you can practice anywhere in Oklahoma.
Immigration, English, and document checks for foreign doctors
Beginning November 1, 2025, foreign applicants must show proof of permanent residence or valid temporary immigration status. You must pass an oral English exam administered through ECFMG. Any foreign‑language documents must include notarized English translations from a school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Board requires original source verification of your ECFMG Certificate, but it can waive this for good cause and may accept Canada’s MCCQE instead. You also must have no conduct that would be grounds for discipline, unless the Board modifies this for cause.
Tougher training rules for foreign doctors
Beginning November 1, 2025, foreign‑trained doctors who seek a full Oklahoma license must meet the state’s full licensure rules. You must hold a Doctor of Medicine degree or a Board‑approved equivalent verified through ECFMG or similar resources. If your education used U.S. clerkships, those clerkships must have been at hospitals or schools with ACGME‑accredited programs. The Board can require 12 to 24 months of Board‑approved training when needed to protect public health. If you have not practiced for more than two years, extra steps under state re‑entry rules apply.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Preston Stinson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Nick Archer
Republican • House
Paul Rosino
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/30/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/12/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 84 • No: 0
House vote • 3/3/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/06/2025
5/7/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/1/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/1/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/1/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
4/30/2025HouseEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
4/30/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 1
4/30/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
4/30/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
4/9/2025SenateReported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
4/7/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services
4/1/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Archer
3/13/2025SenateFirst Reading
3/13/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/13/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
3/12/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 0
3/12/2025HouseGeneral Order
3/12/2025HouseCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
3/4/2025HouseAuthored by Senator Rosino (principal Senate author)
2/25/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health
2/25/2025HouseReferred to Public Health
2/4/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
2/4/2025HouseAuthored by Representative Stinson
2/3/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/3/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/1/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/8/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/7/2025
Engrossed
3/13/2025
Floor (House)
3/4/2025
House Committee Report
3/4/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/4/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/25/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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