Establishes provisional licensure for international medical graduates.
S 207 establishes a provisional licensure pathway for international medical graduates (IMGs) to practice medicine in New Jersey. It allows IMGs meeting specific criteria - such as recent medical training, home-country licensure, English fluency, and valid U.S. work authorization - to receive a 3-year provisional license if employed by a licensed healthcare provider or meeting board-determined country standards. During this period, IMGs must practice under direct supervision of a fully licensed physician, and the license automatically converts to full licensure after three years of compliant practice without misconduct. The bill also requires healthcare providers to disclose the IMG's foreign training background to patients and prohibits paying IMGs less than 90% of local specialty compensation rates (excluding residents/fellows).
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
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