CHAPTER 12. RESIDENCY PILOT PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES
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Chapter 12. Residency Pilot Program for Qualified International
Medical School Graduates
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"Graduate" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "graduate" means a qualified
international medical school graduate.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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"Resident" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "resident" means a graduate who
has been accepted in the residency pilot program under this chapter.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Residency pilot program established
Sec. 3. The board shall work with primary care residency
programs, limited to family medicine, pediatrics, and internal
medicine residency programs, to develop a pilot program for a period
of seven (7) academic years to better identify, evaluate, and prepare
qualified graduates for future practice in Indiana.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Eligible graduates
Sec. 4. The board shall allow family medicine, pediatrics, and
internal medicine residency programs in Indiana that elect to
participate in the residency pilot program to accept graduates from
medical schools that:
(1) are not on the board's list of approved medical schools; and
(2) are not on the list of schools disapproved for postgraduate
medical education training.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Application process
Sec. 5. The board shall develop an application process for each
approved residency program's participation in the residency pilot
program.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Disapproved medical schools; list
Sec. 6. The list of disapproved medical schools must be updated
by August 1 of each year to the best ability of the board to exclude
any medical schools that are not known to be qualified educational
institutions.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Request for temporary permit
Sec. 7. The program director of a residency program that wants to
participate in the residency pilot program shall submit a letter to the
board requesting that the accepted residency candidate receive a
temporary permit for residency training. A representative of the
residency program must appear with the candidate for a hearing of
the board.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.1-2007,
SEC.169.
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Temporary permit duration
Sec. 8. A temporary permit to participate in residency training
may be:
(1) issued to a graduate for one (1) year; and
(2) renewed for two (2) additional one (1) year periods;
until completion of the residency program. The board may require
the graduate to appear before the board.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Eligible candidates
Sec. 9. A candidate for the residency program must be certified by
the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
to participate in the residency pilot program.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Pilot program director's report
Sec. 10. The director of a participating residency pilot program
shall submit a written progress report to the board within three (3)
months after the beginning of training of a resident to verify that the
resident is providing the quality of medical care to patients expected
at the level of medical experience and training of the resident.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Dismissal of resident; notification of board
Sec. 11. The residency program director shall promptly inform the
board in writing if a pilot program resident is:
(1) dismissed for failure to meet the professional expectations
of the residency program; or
(2) incapable of competent medical practice.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Annual progress report
Sec. 12. The residency program director shall submit a report
concerning the progress of each resident to the board at the
completion of the first and second years of the resident's training
recommending renewal of the temporary medical permit for one (1)
additional year if the resident's performance is satisfactory.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Completion of pilot program; additional practice requirements;
failure to complete program
Sec. 13. (a) Upon the resident's completion of the three (3) year
training program, the residency program director may be required to
appear before the board to:
(1) verify the competency of the resident; and
(2) recommend that the candidate be issued a license to enable
the candidate to practice medicine in Indiana.
If the resident was granted a temporary permit under the residency
pilot program, a graduate participating in the program may not be
issued a permanent license until the graduate completes the three (3)
years of pilot program residency training and completes two (2) years
of practice in Indiana to complete the pilot program requirements.
The type of license the graduating resident obtains for the two (2)
years of practice after residency shall be determined by the board.
The board may defer the practice requirement if the resident requests
a delay to participate in an Accreditation Council on Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME) accredited fellowship program that
enhances the practice of primary care. The candidate must appear
before the board for permanent license approval.
(b) Failure to complete the residency pilot program for reasons
including:
(1) negligence;
(2) incompetency; or
(3) issues of professionalism;
is an adverse event reportable to medical licensing boards in other
states. Issues not related to performance are not reportable events.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Successful candidates
Sec. 14. International medical school graduates who have
successfully completed the residency pilot program and have met all
requirements of this chapter:
(1) shall be given equal standing for licensure with other
international medical school graduates who have graduated
from approved medical schools; and
(2) must meet all other licensure requirements under
IC 25-22.5-3-1.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Data collection by board
Sec. 15. The board shall collect information and data during the
residency pilot program concerning the:
(1) successes of;
(2) failures of;
(3) difficulties encountered in; and
(4) number of residents involved in, entering, and graduating
from;
the program.
The information must include data based on the six (6) required
ACGME competencies used to evaluate all residents.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Limit on number of candidates
Sec. 16. There may not be more than two (2) graduates allowed
under this pilot program for each approved primary care residency
program.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.
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Chapter expiration
Sec. 17. This chapter expires December 31, 2013.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.61.