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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health |
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care providers. |
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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 155.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 155.012. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a) |
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In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United |
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States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001. |
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(b) The board shall issue a license to practice medicine to |
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an applicant who: |
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(1) is licensed in good standing as a physician in |
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another state; |
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(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United |
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States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more |
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than one year before the application date for a license under this |
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section; |
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(3) was, at the time of retiring from or leaving |
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military service: |
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(A) serving on active duty; and |
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(B) authorized as a physician to treat persons |
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enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; |
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(4) was honorably discharged from military service; |
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and |
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(5) has passed the Texas medical jurisprudence |
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examination. |
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(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to |
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an applicant who: |
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(1) holds a medical license or a license to prescribe, |
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dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that: |
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(A) is currently under active investigation; or |
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(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or |
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action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or |
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(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication |
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community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under |
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active investigation for the commission of: |
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(A) a felony; or |
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(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 204, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 204.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 204.159. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a) |
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In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United |
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States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001. |
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(b) The physician assistant board shall issue a license to |
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an applicant who: |
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(1) is licensed in good standing as a physician |
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assistant in another state; |
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(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United |
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States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more |
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than one year before the application date for a license under this |
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section; |
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(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise |
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leaving military service: |
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(A) serving on active duty; and |
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(B) authorized as a physician assistant to treat |
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persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or |
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veterans; |
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(4) was honorably discharged from military service; |
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and |
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(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination. |
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(c) The physician assistant board may not issue a license |
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under this section to an applicant who: |
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(1) holds a physician assistant license or a license |
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to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled |
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substance that: |
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(A) is currently under active investigation; or |
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(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or |
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action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or |
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(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication |
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community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under |
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active investigation for the commission of: |
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(A) a felony; or |
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(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.262. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a) |
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In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United |
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States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001. |
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(b) The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to |
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an applicant who: |
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(1) is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another |
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state; |
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(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United |
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States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more |
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than one year before the application date for a license under this |
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section; |
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(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise |
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leaving military service: |
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(A) serving on active duty; and |
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(B) authorized as a nurse to treat persons |
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enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; |
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(4) was honorably discharged from military service; |
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and |
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(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination. |
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(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to |
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an applicant who: |
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(1) holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe, |
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dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that: |
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(A) is currently under active investigation; or |
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(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or |
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action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or |
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(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication |
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community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under |
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active investigation for the commission of: |
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(A) a felony; or |
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(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |