Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 163 - LICENSURE › Section 163.4 - Procedural Rules for Licensure Applicants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All applicants for licensure:
(1) if appropriate, are encouraged to use the
				Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) offered by the Federation of
				State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB) to verify medical education,
				postgraduate training, licensure examination history, board action history and
				identity;
(2) whose applications
				have been filed with the board in excess of one year will be considered
				expired. Any fee previously submitted with that application shall be forfeited
				unless otherwise provided by §
										175.5
				of this title (relating to Payment of Fees or Penalties). Any further request
				for licensure will require submission of a new application and inclusion of the
				current licensure fee. An extension to an application may be granted under
				certain circumstances, including:
(A) Delay
				by board staff in processing an application;
(B) Application requires Licensure Committee
				review after completion of all other processing and will expire prior to the
				next scheduled meeting;
(C)
				Licensure Committee requires an applicant to meet specific additional
				requirements for licensure and the application will expire prior to deadline
				established by the Committee;
(D)
				Applicant requires a reasonable, limited additional period of time to obtain
				documentation after completing all other requirements and demonstrating
				diligence in attempting to provide the required documentation;
(E) Applicant is delayed due to unanticipated
				military assignments, medical reasons, or catastrophic events.
(3) who in any way submit a false
				or misleading statement, document, or certificate in an application may be
				required to appear before the board. It will be at the discretion of the board
				whether or not the applicant will be issued a Texas license;
(4) on whom adverse information is received
				by the board may be required to appear before the board. It will be at the
				discretion of the board whether or not the applicant will be issued a Texas
				license;
(5) shall be required to
				comply with the board's rules and regulations which are in effect at the time
				the application form and fee are filed with the board;
(6) may be required to sit for additional
				oral, written, mental or physical examinations that, in the opinion of the
				board, are necessary to determine competency and ability of the
				applicant;
(7) must have the
				application for licensure complete in every detail 20 days prior to the board
				meeting in which they are considered for licensure. Applicants with complete
				applications may qualify for a Temporary License prior to being considered by
				the board for licensure, as required by §
										172.11
				of this title (relating to Temporary Licensure--Regular); and
(8) that receive any medical or osteopathic
				medical education in the United States must have obtained such education while
				enrolled as a full-time or visiting student at a medical school that is
				accredited by an accrediting body officially recognized by the United States
				Department of Education as the accrediting body for medical education leading
				to the doctor of medicine degree or the doctor of osteopathy degree in the
				United States. This subsection does not apply to postgraduate medical education
				or training. An applicant who is unable to comply with this requirement must
				demonstrate that the applicant either:
(A)
				received such medical education in a hospital or teaching institution
				sponsoring or participating in a program of graduate medical education
				accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the
				American Osteopathic Association, or the board in the same subject as the
				medical or osteopathic medical education if the hospital or teaching
				institution has an agreement with the applicant's school; or
(B) is specialty board certified by a board
				approved by the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists or the American Board of
				Medical Specialties.