Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2105 · Article 5. Foreign Medical Graduates
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2105
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No hospital licensed by this state, or operated by the state or a political subdivision thereof, or which receives state financial assistance, directly or indirectly, shall require an individual who at the time of his or her enrollment in a medical school outside the United States is a citizen of the United States, to satisfy any requirements other than those contained in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2065 prior to commencing the postgraduate training which are not required for graduates of approved medical schools located in the United States or Canada.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.
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History
Repealed (in Sec. 55) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 56. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.
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