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A05238 Summary:

BILL NOA05238
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORReyes
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §6525, Ed L
 
Provides that limited permits to practice medicine may be renewed biennially; expands the types of facilities where permitees may practice; authorizes permits to be renewed at the discretion of the department of education; provides that such department shall not deny a limited permit based solely on the previous number of authorizations of such permits issued to the applicant.
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A05238 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5238
 
SPONSOR: Reyes
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to limited permits to practice medicine   PURPOSE OF BILL: To clarify areas of authorized practice and to ensure no limitations are placed on the renewal of limited permits to practice medicine.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Education Law to outline areas of authorized prac- tice, the duration of limited permits, and to ensure no limitations are placed on their biennial renewal. Section 2 states the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: According to the Migration Policy Institute there are 12,300 under- or unemployed internationally trained immigrants and refugees with a bach- elor's degree or higher in health across New York State. With a shortage of doctors within New York State, international medical graduates exist as an untapped supply for our health workforce. Limited medical permits, the only permit to practice available to foreign health work- ers, last for two years with renewal at the discretion of the depart- ment. Current law considers the following persons eligible for a limited permit: a person who fulfills physician licensing requirements except those relating to the examination and citizenship or permanent residence in the United States; a foreign physician who holds a standard certif- icate from the educational council for foreign medical graduates (ECFMG) or who has passed an examination satisfactory to the state board for medicine in accordance with the commissioner's regulations; or a foreign physician or intern in the United States on a non-immigration visa for the continuation of medical study. With the current limiting of permit renewals, foreign health workers can only serve our health workforce and state for a limited time after which their skills and expertise can no longer be used in our most vulnerable communities. This bill would address this by expanding places of prac- tice for permittees and ensuring no caps are placed on the renewal of limited permits to practice medicine.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2023-2024 - A8382A/S7002B   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: TBD.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate.
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