Sec. 603.259. PROVISIONAL LICENSE

(a) The department may issue a provisional license to an applicant who files an application, pays an application fee, and submits evidence satisfactory to the department of successful completion of the education requirement under Section 603.254.

(b) A person who meets the qualifications for a provisional license under this chapter is entitled to a provisional license.

(c) A provisionally licensed perfusionist must practice under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist while performing perfusion. If the department finds that a licensed perfusionist is not reasonably available to provide supervision and direction and if the department approves an application submitted to the department by the provisionally licensed perfusionist, supervision and direction may be provided by a physician who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons, Inc., or certified in cardiovascular surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.

(d) The executive commissioner may not adopt a rule governing supervision and direction that requires the immediate physical presence of the supervising person.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 , Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2005.