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Senate Bill 202 |
Senate Author: Shapleigh et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Gonzales |
Senate Bill 202 amends the Occupations Code to require the Texas Medical Board to grant to an applicant who is licensed and in good standing in another state a provisional license to practice medicine in an area designated by the federal government as a health professional shortage area or by the federal or state government as a medically underserved area. The bill prohibits the board from granting a provisional license to certain applicants, specifies requirements for a provisional license applicant, provides for the expiration of a provisional license, and establishes conditions under which a license to practice medicine is required to be issued to a provisional license holder. The provisions of the bill apply to an application for a provisional license submitted on or after January 1, 2010.