Creating the Montana Bridge to Medical Residency Act
This bill creates a temporary "supervised medical graduate" license for Montana medical school graduates who did not secure a residency position. It allows these individuals to practice under direct supervision of a licensed physician for up to two years (with one renewal), requiring them to have passed parts 1 and 2 of the U.S. medical licensing exam and hold an accredited medical degree. The license permits specific duties delegated by a supervising physician - such as patient care in the same facility, with the physician personally treating the patient and being immediately available - while explicitly prohibiting supervision by medical residents. This license does not grant full medical licensure or allow independent practice.
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Oct 2024
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Introduced Oct 21, 2024
Last action Mar 30, 2025
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