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States Requiring State Controlled Substance Licensure If you plan to write prescriptions in any state, you will have to have a DEA certificate for each state. Some states also require a State Controlled Substance License. This is in addition to the DEA which is also required by these state medical boards. Here is a list…
THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD HAS AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. Enacted June 20 and effective September 1, 2025, requires (“shall”) the Texas Board to issue a provisional license to qualified “foreign license holding” applicants that have: been granted a degree of doctor of medicine or substantially similar from a program that meets ECFMG requirements; been…
THE WISCONSIN MEDICAL BOARD NOW OFFERS AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. Effective July 1, 2024, AB 954 (2024) allows the Wisconsin Board to grant provisional licenses for qualifying IMGs that have an offer for employment as a physician from a FQHC, CHC, hospital, ASC, or any other health care facility approved by the Board, a…
THE WASHINGTON MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. The “clinical experience” license works as a “bridge to residency” for qualifying IMGs that are a Washington state resident for at least one year, ECFMG certified, have passed all steps of the USMLE, completed a background check, have an offer from specified…
THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. Effective July 1, 2024, HB 995 (2024) allows the Virginia Medical Board to grant a provisional license to a qualified IMG for up to two years, that have received a degree from a medical school recognized by the WHO, are licensed in…
THE OKLAHOMA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. A new bill the Oklahoma Medical Board enacted makes the ECFMG the arbiter of whether a foreign applicant for full licensure, using the “traditional licensure pathway” (when an ECFMG-certified IMG matriculates through accredited GME prior to licensure), graduated from a satisfactory international…
THE FLORIDA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. Florida Medical Board offers Mobile Opportunity by Interstate Licensure Endorsement (MOBILE) Qualifications for Licensure. Here are the requirements to qualify: 1. Must hold an active, unencumbered license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States…
THE NEVADA MEDICAL BOARD DOES NOT YET OFFER AN APPLICATION FOR THIS PATHWAY. As of July 1, 2026, Nevada will provide IMGs a pathway to employment in underserved areas. SB 124 (2025) authorizes the Board to issue a limited license to a qualifying applicant that that has (or has held): a valid and unrestricted license…