83R31643 NC-D
 
  By: Nelson S.R. No. 1073
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
  suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
  conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
  Bill 949 (licensing under the Medical Practice Act) to consider and
  take action on the following matter:
         Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
  add text on a matter which is not included in either the house or
  senate version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to
  the bill:
         SECTION 2.  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).
         Explanation:  This change is necessary to exempt certain
  applicants for a medical license from the time frame requirement to
  pass each part of the licensing examination.