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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle B. PHYSICIANS |
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Chapter 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE |
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Subchapter C. CERTAIN TEMPORARY LICENSES OR PERMITS |
Sec. 155.101. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN AREAS
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(a) On application, the board shall grant a provisional license to practice medicine in a location described by Subsection (e) to an applicant for a license under this subtitle who is licensed in good standing as a physician in another state.
(b) The board may not grant a provisional license under this section to an applicant who:
(1) has had a medical license suspended or revoked by another state or a Canadian province; or
(2) holds a medical license issued by another state or a Canadian province that is subject to a restriction, disciplinary order, or probationary order.
(c) The provisional license applicant must:
(1) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of medicine within the number of attempts allowed under Section 155.056;
(2) submit information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check as required by the board; and
(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this subtitle with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section.
(d) The board may excuse an applicant for a provisional license from the requirement of Subsection (c)(3) if the board determines that compliance with that subsection constitutes a hardship to the applicant.
(e) A person who holds a provisional license issued under this section may only practice medicine in a location:
(1) designated by the federal government as a health professional shortage area; or
(2) designated by the federal or state government as a medically underserved area.
(f) A provisional license expires on the earlier of:
(1) the date the board issues the provisional license holder a license under this subtitle or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license; or
(2) the 270th day after the date the provisional license was issued.
(g) The board shall issue a license under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license under this section if:
(1) the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 155.051; and
(2) the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subtitle.