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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an expedited licensing process for certain physicians |
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specializing in psychiatry; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 155.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 155.010. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR PHYSICIANS |
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SPECIALIZING IN PSYCHIATRY. (a) The board by rule shall create an |
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expedited licensing process for an applicant who: |
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(1) holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine |
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issued by another state; |
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(2) is board certified in psychiatry by the American |
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Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board |
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of Neurology and Psychiatry; and |
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(3) is not ineligible under Section 155.003(e). |
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(b) The expedited licensing process must include a |
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procedure for the board to screen applications under this subtitle |
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to determine whether an applicant would be eligible for the |
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expedited licensing process under this section. |
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(c) The renewal of a registration permit for a license |
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holder issued a license under this section is governed by Chapter |
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156. |
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(d) The board may establish a fee for the expedited process. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Medical Board shall create and |
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implement the expedited licensing process under Section 155.010, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, |
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2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |