State lawmakers try to squeeze in bill allowing foreign medical professionals to work in Georgia

A lab technologist tests a patient's swab for a flu infection at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Today, the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee discussed bill SB529.

The bill is a response to a state rural health study that found granting temporary licensure to foreign medical professionals could greatly improve rural health outcomes by increasing the number of doctors available in the state.

The Senate bill has bipartisan support but will not make it out of committee before Crossover Day.