SSB 5185: Establishing a pilot program that creates a pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates.

What this bill does

Establishes the Clinical Experience Graduate Pilot Program (Pilot Program) for medical graduates who hold a Clinical Experience License and meet specified supervised clinical practice requirements. Authorizes the Washington Medical Commission to establish a primary care license for applicants for a license to practice medicine who have completed the Pilot Program. Eliminates an exemption from postgraduate medical training requirements for applicants for a license to practice medicine who are international medical graduates with specified certification and training in multiple sclerosis.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 3, 2026
  89 yea · 4 nay · 5 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 6, 2026
  39 yea · 9 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 9, 2026
  41 yea · 8 nay

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