Texas Occupations Code
§ 204.153 — ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
OC § 204.153Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 204. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS · Art. D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS, AND RENEWAL
Statute text
View on source(a)To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must:
(1)successfully complete an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or by that committee's predecessor or successor entities;
(2)pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;
(3)hold a certificate issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;
(4)meet any other requirement established by physician assistant board rule; and
(5)pass a jurisprudence examination approved by the physician assistant board as provided by Subsection (a-1). (a-1) The jurisprudence examination shall be conducted on the licensing requirements and other laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the physician assistant profession in this state. The physician assistant board shall establish rules for the jurisprudence examination under Subsection (a)(6) regarding:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.17, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.