Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 311.571 to allow and specify requirements for a physician licensed to practice medicine in another country to obtain a provisional license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth; specify requirements for a provisional license to convert to a regular license; add conditions for the Board of Medical Licensure to revoke a provisional license; make technical changes.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions of the bill; add requirement that a sponsor for a provisional licensee be located in a medically underserved area.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- L. Tichenor

Summary Add requirement that an applicant have a medical license from a country that has a score of 90% or higher on the most recent Human Development Index as reported by the United Nations Development Programme.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 311.571
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 311.571
Current: 311.571