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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a |
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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, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) The time frame to pass each part of the examination does |
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not apply to an applicant who: |
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(1) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in |
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another state; |
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(2) has been licensed for at least five years; |
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(3) does not hold a medical license in the other state |
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that has or has ever had any restrictions, disciplinary orders, or |
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probation; and |
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(4) will practice in a medically underserved area or a |
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health manpower shortage area, as those terms are defined by |
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Section 157.052. |
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(e) The board may by rule establish a process to verify that |
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a person, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (d), |
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practices only in an area described by Subsection (d)(4). |
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SECTION 2. Section 155.056, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) The limitation on examination attempts by an applicant |
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under Subsection (a) does not apply to an applicant who: |
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(1) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in |
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another state; |
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(2) has been licensed for at least five years; |
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(3) does not hold a medical license in the other state |
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that has or has ever had any restrictions, disciplinary orders, or |
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probation; and |
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(4) will practice in a medically underserved area or a |
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health manpower shortage area, as those terms are defined by |
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Section 157.052. |
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(f) The board may by rule establish a process to verify that |
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a person who, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (e), |
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practices only in an area described by Subsection (e)(4). |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |