OregonRelating to professional workforce; and declaring an emergency.
What it does
Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members and publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals. Allows the Oregon Medical Board to issue a provisional license to a qualified internationally trained physician. Requires the holder of a provisional license to practice under the supervision of a licensed physician for four years prior to applying for full licensure.
More detail
Directs the board to submit a report every odd-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care on the provisional licensure of internationally trained physicians. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 13Effective date, July 31, 2025.Latest
- Aug 13Chapter 618, 2025 Laws.
- Aug 1Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Jun 30Speaker signed.Major
- Jun 30President signed.Major
- Jun 27Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- Vote recorded Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 26Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed.Passed House
- Vote recorded Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 26Second reading.Minor
- Jun 26Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed C-Engrossed.Minor
- Jun 26Work Session held.
- Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.Minor
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Minor
- Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.Passed Senate
- Jun 20Second reading.Minor
- Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Minor
- Jun 17Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 12Returned to Full Committee.
- Jun 12Work Session held.
- Jun 6Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.Minor
- Apr 2Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Minor
- Apr 2Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Minor
- Mar 27Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Public Hearing held.
- Jan 17Referred to Health Care.Minor
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Introduced