HB 313

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-25-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE TO GRANT A PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS WHO ARE SPONSORED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN THE STATE, AND TO INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS WHO ARE LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THESE PROVISIONAL LICENSES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CONVERTED INTO FULL LICENSES TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AFTER THREE YEARS OF ACTIVE PRACTICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.