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Amend HB 1218 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 155.051, Occupations Code, is amended 
by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
	(d)  The time frame to pass each part of the examination does 
not apply to an applicant who:
		(1)  is licensed and in good standing as a physician in 
another state;
		(2)  has been licensed for at least five years;                        
		(3)  does not hold a medical license in the other state 
that has or has ever had any restrictions, disciplinary orders, or 
probation; and
		(4)  will practice in a medically underserved area or a 
health manpower shortage area, as those terms are defined by 
Section 157.052.
	(e)  The board may by rule establish a process to verify that 
a person, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (d), 
practices only in an area described by Subsection (d)(4).
	SECTION ____.  Section 155.056, Occupations Code, is amended 
by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
	(e)  The limitation on examination attempts by an applicant 
under Subsection (a) does not apply to an applicant who:
		(1)  is licensed and in good standing as a physician in 
another state;
		(2)  has been licensed for at least five years;                        
		(3)  does not hold a medical license in the other state 
that has or has ever had any restrictions, disciplinary orders, or 
probation; and
		(4)  will practice in a medically underserved area or a 
health manpower shortage area, as those terms are defined by 
Section 157.052.
	(f)  The board may by rule establish a process to verify that 
a person who, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (e), 
practices only in an area described by Subsection (e)(4).