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Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about the content of the report beyond its purpose, so specific aspects like 'how such a program could work' are speculative.

Health Department Report on Physician Licensure

This bill requires the Tennessee Health Department to create and submit a report by January 1, 2027, about allowing new doctors who have passed their medical exams but haven't finished residency programs to work under supervision.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Tennessee Health Department to write a report on making it possible for recent medical school graduates to practice medicine with proper oversight if they pass certain tests and don't complete full residencies.
• The report must be sent by January 1, 2027, to specific committee chairs in both houses of the state legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

• Tennessee Health Department
• Medical school graduates who want to practice medicine without completing full residencies

Terms To Know

allopathic medical school

A traditional medical school that teaches the use of drugs and surgery to treat illness.

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

A test new doctors must pass before they can get a license to practice medicine in the U.S.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what will happen after the report is submitted.
• It's unclear if or how this program would actually be implemented based on the report.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2295
By Hardaway

SENATE BILL 2667
By Akbari
SB2667
012602
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63
and Title 68, relative to health care.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. On or before January 1, 2027, the department of health shall submit a
report on the feasibility of creating and implementing a graduate physician licensure program
that would allow a person who has graduated from an allopathic medical school and passed the
United States Medical Licensing Examination, but who has not completed an accredited
postgraduate residency program, to provide medical services within a framework of a
continuous collaboration and supervision agreement with a licensed physician to the chair of the
health and welfare committee of the senate and the chair of the committee of the house of
representatives having jurisdiction over health-related matters.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.