License to practice medicine: Licensed Physicians from Mexico Program and California Physician Expansion Act.
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Aug 13, 2026
What it does
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine. Former law, repealed as of January 1, 2025, established the Licensed Physicians and Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program, which allowed up to 30 licensed physicians and up to 30 licensed dentists from Mexico to practice medicine or dentistry in California for a period not to exceed 3 years, in accordance with certain requirements. Existing law, operative January 1, 2025, instead, establishes within the act the Licensed Physicians from Mexico Program, which authorizes the board to issue a limited number of nonrenewable 3-year physician's and surgeon's licenses…
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- David Alvarez
- Ávila Farías
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.