Indiana House Bill 1555
Session 2025
Licensure of foreign trained physicians.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 6, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 21, 2025
Latest Action
May 6, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1555
State
Indiana
Session
2025
Motion Text
HB 1555 - Baird
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Summary
Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs; (2) obtain a health care facility sponsor in an underserved area; and (3) meet certain other criteria. Provides that a limited medical license authorizes the recipient to practice medicine only at a health care facility in an underserved area. Enables the medical licensing board of Indiana (board) to revoke a limited medical license if the recipient stops working as a physician at a health care facility in an underserved area. Provides that a limited medical license may be converted to an unlimited license. Allows the board to require a comprehensive evaluation to determine the individual's competency before issuing an unlimited medical license. Allows, until June 30, 2027, an applicant for an unlimited license to practice osteopathic medicine to take all levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination not later than ten years from the date the applicant first passes level 1 of the examination.
Enrolled House Bill (H)
House Bill (H)
Engrossed House Bill (S)
Introduced House Bill (H)
Fiscal Note: HB1555.05.ENRS.FN001
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05/06/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
05/06/2025
House
Public Law 234
04/29/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/24/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/24/2025
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/23/2025
Senate
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 492: yeas 47, nays 0
04/22/2025
House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 518: yeas 90, nays 1
04/22/2025
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
04/22/2025
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
04/14/2025
House
House advisors appointed: King, Ledbetter and Bauer
04/14/2025
House
House conferees appointed: Baird and Garcia Wilburn
04/10/2025
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Jackson L
04/10/2025
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Leising, Yoder and Glick
04/09/2025
House
House dissented from Senate amendments
04/09/2025
House
Motion to dissent filed
04/09/2025
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
04/08/2025
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 365: yeas 48, nays 1
04/07/2025
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
04/03/2025
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/20/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
02/14/2025
House
Referred to the Senate
02/13/2025
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 159: yeas 91, nays 1
02/13/2025
House
Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Leising, Glick
02/13/2025
House
Cosponsor: Senator Hunley
02/11/2025
House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/11/2025
House
Amendment #1 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
02/04/2025
House
Representatives McGuire and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
02/04/2025
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
02/03/2025
House
Representative King added as coauthor
01/21/2025
House
Authored by Representative Baird
01/21/2025
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 16, 2025 1:06:34 AM
Record Updated
Oct 9, 2025 6:36:45 AM