Bill > AB2398

This bill establishes the Physician Graduate License Act, allowing individuals who have graduated from medical school but not yet completed a residency program to practice medicine in California under the supervision of a licensed physician. The bill also mandates that the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) convene a workgroup of stakeholders to study and report on California's graduate medical education capacity, focusing on increasing residency positions, improving their distribution across specialties and geographic areas, and reducing barriers to entry, particularly for international medical graduates. This new physician graduate license will be valid for three years and renewable, with the physician graduate being considered a full-scope physician while practicing under a supervising physician who meets specific criteria and a written agreement outlining the scope of practice and supervision. The provisions related to the workgroup and report will be repealed on January 1, 2030.