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TX Occ Code § 155.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter B. License Examination|Section 155.057. Preservation of Examination Materials

Sec. 155.057.  PRESERVATION OF EXAMINATION MATERIALS.  The board shall preserve all examination questions, answers, and grades as directed by board rule until the first anniversary of the date of the examination.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(m), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 155.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter B. License Examination|Section 155.058. Application of Open Records and Open Meetings Law to Examination Procedures

Sec. 155.058.  APPLICATION OF OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS LAW TO EXAMINATION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The following are exempt from Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code:(1)  examination questions that may be used in the future;(2)  examinations;  and(3)  deliberations and records relating to the professional character and fitness of applicants.(b)  Subsection (a)(2) does not prohibit the board from providing an examination to an applicant who has taken that examination.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(n), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 155.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits|Section 155.101. Provisional License to Practice in Certain Areas

Sec. 155.101.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN AREAS.  (a)  On application, the board shall grant a provisional license to practice medicine in a location described by Subsection (e) to an applicant for a license under this subtitle who is licensed in good standing as a physician in another state.(b)  The board may not grant a provisional license under this section to an applicant who:(1)  has had a medical license suspended or revoked by another state or a Canadian province; or(2)  holds a medical license issued by another state or a Canadian province that is subject to a restriction, disciplinary order, or probationary order.(c)  The provisional license applicant must:(1)  have passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of medicine within the number of attempts allowed under Section 155.056;(2)  submit information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check as required by the board; and(3)  be sponsored by a person licensed under this subtitle with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section.(d)  The board may excuse an applicant for a provisional license from the requirement of Subsection (c)(3) if the board determines that compliance with that subsection constitutes a hardship to the applicant.(e)  A person who holds a provisional license issued under this section may only practice medicine in a location:(1)  designated by the federal government as a health professional shortage area; or(2)  designated by the federal or state government as a medically underserved area.(f)  A provisional license expires on the earlier of:(1)  the date the board issues the provisional license holder a license under this subtitle or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license; or(2)  the 270th day after the date the provisional license was issued.(g)  The board shall issue a license under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license under this section if:(1)  the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 155.051; and(2)  the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 155.1025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits|Section 155.1025. Expedited Process for Certain Applicants

Sec. 155.1025.  EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules for expediting any application for a license under this subtitle made by a person who submits an affidavit with the application stating that:(1)  the applicant intends to practice in a rural community; or(2)  the applicant  intends to practice medicine in a medically underserved area or health professional shortage area, designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, that has a current shortage of physicians.(b)  The board shall notify the Texas Department of Health on receipt of an application for expedited processing under Subsection (a)(2).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1293, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 143, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.006(o), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 1973), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 155.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits|Section 155.103. Military Limited Volunteer License

Sec. 155.103.  MILITARY LIMITED VOLUNTEER LICENSE.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules relating to the issuance of a military limited volunteer license under this section.(b)  The board may issue a military limited volunteer license to practice medicine to an applicant who:(1)  is licensed and in good standing, or was licensed and retired in good standing, as a physician in another state;(2)  is or was authorized as a physician to treat personnel enlisted in a branch of the United States armed forces or veterans; and(3)  meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.(c)  The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:(1)  holds a medical license that:(A)  is currently under active investigation; or(B)  is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction;(2)  holds a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:(A)  is currently under active investigation; or(B)  is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or(3)  has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of:(A)  a felony; or(B)  a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.(d)  A physician may practice medicine under a license issued under this section only at a clinic that primarily treats indigent patients.  The physician may not receive compensation for medical services rendered at the clinic.(e)  A military limited volunteer license holder is subject to board rules, including rules regarding disciplinary action, license registration and renewal, and continuing medical education.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 61), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 155.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits|Section 155.105. Physician-in-Training Permit

Sec. 155.105.  PHYSICIAN-IN-TRAINING PERMIT.  (a)  The board as provided by board rule may issue a physician-in-training permit to a physician not otherwise licensed by the board who is participating in a graduate medical education training program approved by the board.(b)  A physician-in-training permit does not authorize the performance of a medical act by the permit holder unless the act is performed:(1)  as a part of the graduate medical education training program;  and(2)  under the supervision of a physician.(c)  The board has jurisdiction to discipline a permit holder whose permit has expired if the violation of the law occurred during the time the permit was valid.  If an investigation is open when the permit expires, the permit shall be executory and the board may retain jurisdiction.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(o), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 155.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits|Section 155.106. Certification of License to Other States

Sec. 155.106.  CERTIFICATION OF LICENSE TO OTHER STATES.  On the request of a license holder, the board shall issue a certificate that endorses the license issued by the board to other states.  The board shall charge a fee for the issuance of the certificate.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 155.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits|Section 155.107. Certification of Examination Grades

Sec. 155.107.  CERTIFICATION OF EXAMINATION GRADES.  On the request of a license holder, the board shall issue certification of state board examination grades to the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States.  The board shall charge a reasonable fee for the issuance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.023(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 155.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter D. Issuance of New or Duplicate License|Section 155.151. Duplicate License

Sec. 155.151.  DUPLICATE LICENSE.  (a)  If a license issued under this subtitle is lost or destroyed, the license holder may apply to the board for a duplicate license.  The application must be on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by an affidavit of the loss or destruction that states that the applicant is the person to whom the license was issued and other information concerning the loss or destruction of the license as required by the board.(b)  On payment of a fee set by the board, the board shall issue a duplicate license to the person.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 155.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine|Subchapter D. Issuance of New or Duplicate License|Section 155.152. Issuance of New License on Change of Name

Sec. 155.152.  ISSUANCE OF NEW LICENSE ON CHANGE OF NAME.  The board may issue a new license to a license holder if the license holder changes the license holder's name.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 156.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.001. Registration Requirements and Procedures

Sec. 156.001.  REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.  (a)  Each person licensed to practice medicine in this state must register with the board every two years.  The initial registration permit shall be issued with the license.  The board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.(b)  Except as provided by Section 156.002, the application for registration must be accompanied by a registration permit fee in an amount set by the board regardless of whether the person is practicing medicine in this state.(c)  A license holder may renew the registration permit by submitting to the board, on or before the expiration date of the registration permit, the required renewal application and registration renewal fee.  Each registration permit renewal application must include:(1)  the license holder's name, mailing address, and, if one is available, address for receipt of electronic mail;(2)  the primary place at which the license holder is engaged in the practice of medicine;  and(3)  other necessary information as prescribed by board rule.(d)  If the license holder is licensed to practice medicine by another state or country or by the uniformed services of the United States, the registration renewal application must include a description of any investigation the license holder knows is in progress and any sanction imposed by or disciplinary matter pending in the state, country, or service regarding the license holder.(e)  In addition to the information required by Subsection (c), a license holder shall submit to the board with the registration permit renewal application information not reported on a license application or a previous permit renewal application relating to a felony conviction, a conviction for a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or a deferred adjudication for a felony offense or Class A or Class B misdemeanor offense for:(1)  Medicare, Medicaid or insurance fraud;(2)  the Texas Controlled Substances Act or intoxication or alcoholic beverage offenses;(3)  sexual or assaultive offenses; and(4)  tax fraud or evasion.(f)  The board may not adopt a rule requiring maintenance of certification by a license holder for the license holder to be eligible for an initial or renewal registration permit.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(p), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 12, eff. June 10, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.26, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 1973), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (S.B. 1148), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Occ Code § 156.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.002. Exemption for Certain Physicians

Sec. 156.002.  EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIANS.  (a)  The board by rule may exempt a retired physician from the registration permit fee requirement.(b)  A physician licensed by the board whose only practice is voluntary charity care, as defined by board rule, is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.(c)  A retired physician whose only practice is voluntary medical care for a disaster relief organization is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(q), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 13, eff. June 10, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 246 (H.B. 655), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 156.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.003. Staggered Renewal System

Sec. 156.003.  STAGGERED RENEWAL SYSTEM.  (a)  The board by rule may adopt a system under which registration permits expire on various dates during the two-year registration period.(b)  For the registration period in which the expiration date is changed, registration permit fees shall be prorated.  On renewal of the registration on the new expiration date, the total registration permit fee is payable.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(r), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 14, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 156.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.004. Notice of Expiration

Sec. 156.004.  NOTICE OF EXPIRATION.  (a)  At least 60 days before the date on which a physician's registration permit expires, the board shall send to each physician at the physician's last known address according to the board's records:(1)  a registration permit renewal application notice; and(2)  a renewal notice for the physician's registration with the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The board shall provide for a 30-day grace period for renewing the registration permit from the date of the expiration of the permit.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(s), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 15, eff. June 10, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 956 (H.B. 1803), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Occ Code § 156.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.005. Renewal of Certain Registration Permits

Sec. 156.005.  RENEWAL OF CERTAIN REGISTRATION PERMITS.  (a)  If a person's registration permit has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the permit by submitting to the board the required registration renewal application, the registration renewal fee, and a $75 penalty fee.(b)  If the person's registration permit has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the permit by submitting to the board the required registration renewal application, the registration renewal fee, and a $150 penalty fee.(c)  If the person's registration permit has been expired for one year or longer, the person's license is automatically canceled, unless an investigation is pending, and the person may not renew the registration permit.(d)  A physician whose license is automatically canceled may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements, fees, and procedures for obtaining a new license.  The board may issue a new license without examination to a person whose license is automatically canceled for less than two years.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(t), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 16, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 156.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.006. Emergency Contact Information

Sec. 156.006.  EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION.  (a)  Each license holder shall submit to the board telephone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses, if available and as appropriate, that the board may use to contact the license holder in an emergency.(b)  A license holder who receives an initial registration permit shall provide the information required under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date the permit is issued.  Each license holder who applies to renew a registration permit shall submit the information required under Subsection (a) with the renewal application.(c)  A license holder shall report to the board any change in the information required under Subsection (a) not later than the 45th day after the date of the change.(d)  The information provided by a license holder under this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.  The board may not publish, release, or make available information provided by a license holder under this section except as provided by Subsection (e).(e)  In the event of a public health emergency declared or invoked by the governor, the Department of State Health Services, or a federal agency, the board may publish, release, or make available information provided by a license holder under this section for the sole purpose of disseminating information to:(1)  a license holder;(2)  a designated city, county, state, or federal public health or emergency management official; or(3)  the Federation of State Medical Boards.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 292), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 156.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.007. Issuance of Registration Permit

Sec. 156.007.  ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION PERMIT.  (a)  On receipt of a registration renewal application and all required fees, the board, after ascertaining from the records of the board or from other sources considered reliable by the board that the applicant is a physician in this state and meets all other requirements for registration, shall issue to the applicant a registration permit certifying that the applicant has filed the application, has paid the registration permit fee for the registration period, and has completed the requirements for registration.(b)  The filing of the registration renewal application, the payment of the required fees, and the issuance of the permit do not entitle the permit holder to practice medicine in this state unless:(1)  the permit holder has been previously licensed as a physician by the board, as prescribed by law;(2)  the license to practice medicine is in effect;(3)  the permit holder has met the continuing medical education requirements;  and(4)  the permit holder has submitted a current complete physician profile.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(u), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 17, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 156.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.008. Practicing Medicine Without Registration Prohibited

Sec. 156.008.  PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  Practicing medicine after the expiration of the 30-day grace period under Section 156.004 following expiration of a registration permit that has not been renewed for the current registration period as provided by this subchapter has the same effect as, and is subject to all penalties of, practicing medicine without a license.(b)  In a prosecution for the unlawful practice of medicine, the receipt showing payment of the registration fee required by this chapter does not constitute evidence that the receipt holder is lawfully entitled to practice medicine.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 753, Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 18, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 156.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.009. Inactive Status

Sec. 156.009.  INACTIVE STATUS.  The board may adopt rules and set reasonable fees relating to placing license holders on inactive status.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 19, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 156.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians|Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration|Section 156.010. Refusal for Violation of Board Order

Sec. 156.010.  REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.  The board may refuse to renew a registration permit issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a board order.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|