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The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners recently sent the following information to us regarding the International Medical School Graduate provisional licensure. Here is a link to the bill that passed during Nevada’s 2025 Legislative Session which provides a possible licensure pathway for foreign medical graduates: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB124_EN.pdf. The bill will be effective on July 1,…
Here’s a quick list of the states that are currently offering an application to IMGs who would like to apply for licensure based on the new IMG legislature. We will update this list as states provide applications for this pathway to licensure. Arkansas Florida Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin The following states…
NPDB Reports Included in FCVS for These States The FCVS (Federation Credentials Verification Service) in association with the FSMB (Federation of State Medical Boards) Packet includes an NPDB (National Practitioners Data Bank) Report for some states but not for all states. Here is a list of state medical boards where the NPDB Report is…
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 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…
Has it been more than 10 years since you’ve passed an examination such as the USMLEs or an American Board Exam? If so, you may be required to take an American Board certification or re-certification exam or SPEX. SPEX is the Special Purpose Examination. It is a clinical examination you would need to actually sit…
State Telemedicine Rules Almost all of the state medical boards require a physician to hold a full unrestricted medical license in order to practice any type of medicine including telemedicine or teleradiology in their state. There are a few exceptions States with Special Telemedicine Options Alabama Medical Board offers a Special Purpose license to practice…
The number of years of postgraduate training required for medical licensure varies from state to state. It also differs for U. S. graduates vs. foreign medical school graduates. U. S. Graduates If you are a graduate of a medical school in the United States, the following states only require you to have completed one year…