California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 5 — Foreign Medical GraduatesSection 2105

(a) No hospital licensed by this state, or operated by the state or a political subdivision thereof, or which receives state financial assistance, directly or indirectly, shall require an individual who at the time of his or her enrollment in a medical school outside the United States is a citizen of the United States, to satisfy any requirements other than those contained in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2065 prior to commencing the postgraduate training which are not required for graduates of approved medical schools located in the United States or Canada.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.

Notes

Prohibits any hospital licensed by the state, operated by the state or a political subdivision, or receiving state financial assistance from imposing extra requirements before postgraduate training on a United States citizen who enrolled in a foreign medical school when approved United States or Canadian medical-school graduates need not meet them. Sets January 1, 2020, as the operative date.

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