SF 5035

03/31/26  REVISOR  AGW/MI  26-08313  as introduced
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 5035
  (SENATE AUTHORS: MANN)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
  04/09/2026      7936 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Health and Human Services
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to health occupations; modifying licensing requirements for eminent
1.3physicians; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 147.0375, by adding a
1.4subdivision.
1.5    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 147.0375, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7    to read:
1.8Subd. 5a. Full and unrestricted license. The board may issue a full and unrestricted
1.9    license to practice medicine to a person issued a license under this section who:
1.10(1) completed the terms of the person's agreement to serve as a faculty member of a
1.11   medical school in Minnesota accredited by the Liaison Committee of Medical Education
1.12   or an osteopathic medical school in Minnesota accredited by the American Osteopathic
1.13   Association while concurrently practicing medicine as provided under a license issued under
1.14   this section;
1.15(2) is currently in good standing to practice medicine in this state;
1.16(3) submitted a letter of recommendation in support of a full and unrestricted license
1.17   containing all attestations provided under section 147.037, subdivision 1b, paragraph (i),
1.18   from any physician qualified to assess the person's fitness to practice medicine under a full
1.19   and unrestricted license;
1.20(4) submitted a letter of recommendation in support of a full and unrestricted license
1.21   from the person's current employer;
Section 1.  1
03/31/26  REVISOR  AGW/MI  26-08313  as introduced
2.1     (5) passed steps or levels one, two, and three of the United States Medical Licensing
2.2 Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination
2.3 with passing scores as recommended by the USMLE program or National Board of
2.4 Osteopathic Medical Examiners within three attempts; and
2.5     (6) completed 20 hours of continuing medical education.
Section 1.  2