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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to license examination attempt limits for certain |
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physicians. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an applicant must pass |
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each part of an examination within five attempts if the applicant: |
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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; |
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(4) is specialty board certified by a specialty board |
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that: |
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(A) is a member of the American Board of Medical |
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Specialties; or |
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(B) is approved by the American Osteopathic |
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Association; and |
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(5) will practice for at least three years in a |
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medically underserved area or a health manpower shortage area, as |
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those terms are defined by 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, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (e), |
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practices only in an area described by Subsection (e)(5). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |