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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time frame for passing certain licensing |
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examinations for applicants seeking a license to practice medicine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 155.051(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant who is a graduate of a program designed to |
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lead to both a doctor of philosophy degree and a doctor of medicine |
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degree or doctor of osteopathy degree must pass each part of an |
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examination described by Section 155.0511(2), (3), (4), (6), or (7) |
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not later than the earlier of the second anniversary of the date the |
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applicant completed all [the] graduate medical training undertaken |
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by the applicant, including internship, residency, and fellowship, |
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or the 12th anniversary of the date the applicant began the graduate |
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medical training [described by Section 155.003(a)(5)]. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Medical Board shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement Section 155.051, Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 155.051, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to an application for a license to practice |
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medicine issued under Chapter 155, Occupations Code, regardless of |
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whether the application is submitted before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |