All Roll Calls
Yes: 156 • No: 1
OklahomaHB 2050Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse
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.
Education and training rules for foreign doctors
Beginning November 1, 2025, foreign applicants must meet Oklahoma’s full licensure rules unless the new limited‑license path applies. For full licensure, you must have an MD (or Board‑approved equivalent) and show completion through ECFMG documentation. If your foreign school used U.S. clerkships, those clerkships must be at hospitals or schools with ACGME‑accredited postgraduate programs. The Board may also require 12 to 24 months of Board‑approved progressive graduate medical training when needed to protect public health.
Limited licenses for international doctors
Beginning November 1, 2025, Oklahoma offers a limited medical license to international graduates whose school meets ECFMG rules and who pay the Board’s fee. To qualify, you must show either three years of postgraduate training in your licensing country or verified physician work for 3 of the last 5 years outside the U.S. You must have a job offer at an Oklahoma employer that runs an ACGME‑accredited postgraduate program, and you may practice only at that site. A department chair at your employer must supervise you during the limited‑license period. After three years of good‑standing practice and with passing scores on USMLE Steps 1, 2 CK, and 3, the Board may grant you a full license; once full, the site restriction ends.
Stronger checks for foreign doctor licenses
Beginning November 1, 2025, foreign applicants must show proof of U.S. immigration status (permanent resident or temporary nonimmigrant). English ability must be shown through ECFMG certification, not an oral exam. ECFMG or MCCQE credentials must be verified directly by the issuing body. Any non‑English documents must include a notarized English translation from a school accredited by the North Central Association. Applicants cannot have disqualifying conduct; if you have not practiced for more than two years, you must complete reentry steps under Section 495h.
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: 42 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Committee vote: Health & Human Services
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 3/12/2025
THIRD READING
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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