2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB1243: Relating To Foreign Medical Graduates.
Legislative Summary
Allows foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine and surgery to substitute one year of required medical training or experience in a hospital with one year of fellowship training where the parent program or hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Bill History
1/21/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/23/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to HHS, CPN.
Senate
1/28/2025
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 1:34PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 150) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
Senate
2/10/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
1/31/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
Democrat