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AN ACT
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relating to licensing under the Medical Practice Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 151.002, Occupations |
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Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows: |
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(6-a) "License holder" means a person holding a |
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license, permit, or certificate issued under this subtitle. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. Section 155.0045, Occupations Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 949 passed the Senate on |
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March 27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; |
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May 24, 2013, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 25, 2013, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 26, 2013, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 949 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, |
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Nays 3, two present not voting; May 25, 2013, House granted request |
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of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 26, 2013, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 2, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |