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).