Wyoming Legislature proposes alternative licensing path for international physicians

The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee sponsored a bill offering an alternative path for international physicians to become licensed in Wyoming. Under the proposed program, applicants must hold a degree as a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic medicine and must have been licensed in their home country for the five years prior to application. If requirements are met, applicants would receive a provisional license to practice medicine in Wyoming, allowing them to apply for an unrestricted license after three years of active practice.

The bill changes the requirements for medical professionals seeking to practice in Wyoming. This could increase the supply of internationally trained physicians available to the healthcare market in the state.