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This bill revises Montana's medical resident licensure laws by updating definitions and modifying requirements for medical professionals. The legislation introduces a new definition for "resident," which is now specifically defined as a person who holds a medical or osteopathic medicine degree from an approved medical school, is enrolled in an approved residency program, and possesses a valid resident license to practice medicine in the state. The bill removes unlicensed medical trainees from certain licensing exemptions and changes the qualifications for obtaining a physician's license. Specifically, applicants can now qualify for a license by either completing the first year (PGY-1) of an approved residency program while remaining enrolled and in good standing, completing a full approved residency program, or, for those who graduated from medical school before 2000, having equivalent training as determined by the medical board. The bill also updates definitions related to medical education organizations like ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education), AOA (American Osteopathic Association), and LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education), and makes several technical corrections to existing medical licensing statutes to provide more clarity and precision in the state's medical licensing framework.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3474