Amend SB 516 on third reading by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTIONS of the bill and renumbering
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
      SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 155.1025 to read as follows:
      Sec. 155.1025.  EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS. (a)
The board shall adopt rules for expediting any application for a
license under this subtitle made by a person who is licensed to
practice medicine in another state or country and who submits an
affidavit with the application stating that:
            (1)  the applicant intends to practice in a rural
community, as determined by the Center for Rural Health
Initiatives; or
            (2)  the applicant intends to:
                  (A)  accept employment with an entity located in
a medically underserved area or health professional shortage area,
designated by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, and affiliated with or participating in a public
university-sponsored graduate medical education program;
                  (B)  serve on the faculty of the public
university-sponsored graduate medical education program; and
                  (C)  engage in the practice of medicine and
teaching in a specialty field of medicine that is necessary to
obtain or maintain the accreditation of the public
university-sponsored graduate medical education program by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
      (b)  The board shall notify the Texas Department of Health on
receipt of an application for expedited processing under Subsection
(a)(2).
      SECTION ____. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.947 to read as follows:
      Sec. 51.947.  IMMIGRATION VISA WAIVERS FOR FACULTY
PHYSICIANS. On receipt of an application from a foreign applicant
for the expedited processing of a license under Section
155.1025(a)(2), Occupations Code, the Texas Department of Health
shall request the United States Department of State to recommend
the waiver of 8 U.S.C. Section 1182(e) under exceptions provided by
8 U.S.C. Section 1184(l) for not more than 20 qualified alien
physicians each year who agree, beginning not later than the 90th
day after the date of approval of the waiver and continuing for at
least three years, to:
            (1)  accept employment with an entity:
                  (A)  located in a medically underserved area or
health professional shortage area, as designated by the United
States Department of Health and Human Services; and
                  (B)  affiliated with or participating in a public
university-sponsored graduate medical education program;
            (2)  serve on the faculty of the public
university-sponsored graduate medical education program;
            (3)  engage in the practice of medicine and teaching in
a specialty field of medicine that is necessary to obtain or
maintain the accreditation of the public university-sponsored
graduate medical education program by the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education; and
            (4)  join a medical practice located in a medically
underserved area or health professional shortage area, as
designated by the United States Department of Health and Human
services.