Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB2571: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to health care.

Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary Present law authorizes the board of medical examiners ("board") to issue a foreign training license of limited duration to an international medical school graduate who has successfully completed the required examinations upon finding sufficient evidence that the international medical school graduate demonstrates competency as determined by the board, plus completed a postgraduate training program of a minimum of three years in the graduate's licensing country; and has otherwise practiced as a medical professional performing the duties of a physician for the last three years outside the United States. An applicant must submit sufficient evidence that the applicant is an international medical school graduate and has an offer for employment as a physician at a healthcare provider that operates in this state and has a postgraduate training program accredited by the accreditation council for graduate medical education in place. Effective January 31, 2027, this bill requires the board to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional year, if there is nothing barring any disqualifications determined by the board to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the required examinations upon filing sufficient evidence that the internationally trained physician:  Possesses a certificate or diploma from a medical school that meets the board's standards for an approved international medical school or is judged to be acceptable by board, and a copy of a permanent Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certificate. Completed a postgraduate training program of a minimum of three years in a country approved by the internationally trained physician's training country or has completed a one-year postgraduate