Texas Occupations Code

§ 155.104 — TEMPORARY LICENSES

OC § 155.104Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE · Art. C. CERTAIN TEMPORARY OR LIMITED LICENSES OR PERMITS

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(a)The board may adopt rules and set fees relating to granting temporary licenses and extending the expiration dates of temporary licenses. The board by rule shall set a time limit for the term of a temporary license.

(b)The board may issue a faculty temporary license to practice medicine to a physician as provided by this section. The physician:

(1)must hold a current medical license that is unrestricted and not subject to a disciplinary order or probation in another state or a Canadian province or have completed at least three years of postgraduate residency;

(2)may not hold a medical license in another state or a Canadian province that has any restrictions, disciplinary orders, or probation;

(3)must pass the Texas medical jurisprudence examination; and

(4)must hold a salaried faculty position equivalent to at least the level of assistant professor and be working full-time at one of the following institutions:

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.25, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 792 (S.B. 1225), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.