Texas Occupations Code
§ 155.1015 — ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO CERTAIN FOREIGN MEDICAL LICENSE HOLDERS WITH OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT
OC § 155.1015Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE · Art. C. CERTAIN TEMPORARY OR LIMITED LICENSES OR PERMITS
Statute text
View on source(a)Subject to Subsection (b), on application, the board shall issue an initial provisional license to practice medicine to an applicant who:
(1)has been granted a degree of doctor of medicine or a substantially similar degree by a program of medical education that meets eligibility requirements for the applicant to apply for certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates;
(2)has been licensed in good standing to practice medicine in another country and is not the subject of any pending disciplinary action before the licensing body;
(3)has completed a residency or a substantially similar postgraduate medical training required by the applicant's country of licensure;
(4)passes the Texas medical jurisprudence examination;
(5)has proficiency in the English language;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 733 (H.B. 2038), Sec. 2.001, eff. September 1, 2025.