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Assembly Bill A7319A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes an internationally trained physician licensure pathway program

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2025-A7319 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7840
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6525-a, Ed L

2025-A7319 - Summary

Establishes an internationally trained physician licensure pathway program to allow qualified, foreign-trained physicians and physicians trained and/or licensed to practice medicine in a territory or possession of the United States to contribute to the healthcare system through supervised practice in designated shortage areas, ultimately leading to full licensure.

2025-A7319 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7319
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an inter-
   nationally trained physician licensure pathway program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The legislature finds that New York
 state is experiencing a critical shortage of physicians, particularly in
 primary care and in underserved and  rural  communities.  This  shortage
 limits  access  to  essential  healthcare  services,  exacerbates health
 disparities, and places an increasing burden on the existing  healthcare
 workforce.  At  the same time, New York is home to thousands of interna-
 tionally trained physicians who possess the education, skills, and expe-
 rience  necessary  to  provide  high-quality  medical   care.   However,
 outdated,  and  restrictive  licensing  requirements often prevent these
 highly qualified professionals from practicing  medicine,  resulting  in
 significant "brain waste" where capable medical professionals are under-
 employed  or  forced to leave the healthcare field altogether. It is the
 intent of this legislature to address both the  physician  shortage  and
 the underutilization of internationally trained medical professionals by
 establishing  a  streamlined  pathway to licensure. This initiative will
 allow qualified, foreign-trained physicians to contribute to the health-
 care system through supervised practice in  designated  shortage  areas,
 ultimately  leading to full licensure. By enacting this legislation, New
 York will expand access to healthcare, strengthen the medical workforce,
 and ensure that skilled immigrant professionals can fully contribute  to
 the well-being of our communities.
   §  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6525-a to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09564-01-5
 A. 7319                             2
 
              

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2025-A7319A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7840
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6525-a, Ed L

2025-A7319A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an internationally trained physician licensure pathway program to allow qualified, foreign-trained physicians and physicians trained and/or licensed to practice medicine in a territory or possession of the United States to contribute to the healthcare system through supervised practice in designated shortage areas, ultimately leading to full licensure.

2025-A7319A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7319--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CRUZ, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
   er Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an inter-
   nationally trained physician licensure pathway program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature  finds  that  New  York
 state is experiencing a critical shortage of physicians, particularly in
 primary  care  and  in  underserved and rural communities. This shortage
 limits access  to  essential  healthcare  services,  exacerbates  health
 disparities,  and places an increasing burden on the existing healthcare
 workforce. At the same time, New York is home to thousands  of  interna-
 tionally trained physicians who possess the education, skills, and expe-
 rience   necessary   to  provide  high-quality  medical  care.  However,
 outdated, and restrictive licensing  requirements  often  prevent  these
 highly  qualified  professionals  from practicing medicine, resulting in
 significant "brain waste" where capable medical professionals are under-
 employed or forced to leave the healthcare field altogether. It  is  the
 intent  of  this  legislature to address both the physician shortage and
 the underutilization of internationally trained medical professionals by
 establishing a streamlined pathway to licensure.  This  initiative  will
 allow  qualified,  foreign-trained  physicians  and  physicians  trained
 and/or licensed to practice medicine in a territory or possession of the
 United States to contribute to the healthcare system through  supervised
 practice in designated shortage areas, ultimately leading to full licen-
 sure.  By  enacting  this  legislation,  New  York will expand access to
 healthcare, strengthen the medical workforce, and  ensure  that  skilled
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09564-03-6
 A. 7319--A                          2
              

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