Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB563: Creating the Montana Bridge to Medical Residency Act
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act establishing the montana bridge to medical residency act; providing for the licensure of a supervised medical graduate a provisional resident license, including qualifications and fees; outlining the scope of practice of a supervised medical graduate; requiring a supervised medical graduate to be supervised by a licensed physician; and providing rulemaking authority; requiring a collaborative agreement to practice under a provisional resident license; and amending sections 37-3-301 and 37-3-307, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MONTANA BRIDGE TO MEDICAL RESIDENCY ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSURE OF A SUPERVISED MEDICAL GRADUATE A PROVISIONAL RESIDENT LICENSE, INCLUDING QUALIFICATIONS AND FEES; OUTLINING THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A SUPERVISED MEDICAL GRADUATE; REQUIRING A SUPERVISED MEDICAL GRADUATE TO BE SUPERVISED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN; AND PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; REQUIRING A COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT TO PRACTICE UNDER A PROVISIONAL RESIDENT LICENSE; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 37-3-301 AND 37-3-307, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: (Refer to Introduced Bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert: Section 1. Section 37-3-301, MCA, is amended to read: "37-3-301. License required -- kinds of licenses. (1) Before being issued a license, an applicant may not engage in the practice of medicine in this state. (2) The department may issue two three kinds of licenses under the board's seal, a physician's license, and a resident license, and a provisional resident license. (3) The board shall provide guidelines by administrative rule for the practice of telemedicine by physicians. (4) A license issued by the board that has not expired prior to July 1, 2015, remains valid until renewal unless the licensee is otherwise subject to disciplinary proceedings." Section 2. Section 37-3-307, MCA, is amended to read: "37-3-307. Qualifications for licensure -- …