Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB3122 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R10579 BEF-D
2	2	By: Shelton H.B. No. 3122
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the employment and temporary licensing of medical
8	8	school faculty from out of state.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Section 155.1045 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 155.1045. PREEMPLOYMENT TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The
13	13	dean of the medical school or the president of an institution listed
14	14	in Section 155.104(b)(4) may sponsor an applicant for a temporary
15	15	license under this section who has been offered a salaried faculty
16	16	position of at least the level of assistant professor by the
17	17	institution.
18	18	(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the board
19	19	receives a sponsored application under this section, the board
20	20	shall issue a temporary license to an applicant who:
21	21	(1) has graduated from medical school;
22	22	(2) at the time of application holds a salaried
23	23	faculty position at an accredited medical school in another state
24	24	or a Canadian province;
25	25	(3) holds a current medical license that is
26	26	unrestricted and not subject to a disciplinary order or probation
27	27	in another state or a Canadian province;
28	28	(4) has been offered a salaried faculty position of at
29	29	least the level of assistant professor by the medical school or
30	30	institution that sponsors the applicant; and
31	31	(5) is not ineligible for examination or licensing
32	32	under this subtitle.
33	33	(c) As a condition for issuance of a temporary license under
34	34	Subsection (b), the applicant must sign an oath on a form prescribed
35	35	by the board swearing that the applicant:
36	36	(1) has read and is familiar with this subtitle and
37	37	board rules;
38	38	(2) will abide by the requirements of this subtitle
39	39	and board rules while practicing under the temporary license; and
40	40	(3) will be subject to the disciplinary procedures of
41	41	the board.
42	42	(d) A physician holding a temporary license under
43	43	Subsection (b) and the physician's medical school or institution
44	44	must file affidavits with the board affirming acceptance of the
45	45	terms and limits imposed by the board on the medical activities of
46	46	the physician.
47	47	(e) A temporary license issued under Subsection (b) is valid
48	48	for six months and may not be renewed.
49	49	(f) The medical practice of a physician holding a temporary
50	50	license under Subsection (b) is limited to the teaching confines of
51	51	the sponsoring medical school or institution in performing the
52	52	physician's duties and responsibilities assigned by the school, and
53	53	the physician may not practice medicine outside of the setting of
54	54	the medical school or an affiliate of the medical school. The
55	55	physician may participate in the medical activities of the
56	56	department of any hospital at which the physician's medical school
57	57	or institution has full responsibility for clinical, patient care,
58	58	and teaching activities.
59	59	(g) A physician who holds a temporary license under
60	60	Subsection (b) and who wishes to receive a permanent unrestricted
61	61	license under this subtitle must meet the requirements for issuance
62	62	of a permanent unrestricted license, including any examination
63	63	requirements.
64	64	(h) Notwithstanding any other law, the medical school or
65	65	institution that sponsors an applicant for a temporary license
66	66	under this section may terminate the person's employment contract
67	67	if the person does not obtain a permanent unrestricted license on or
68	68	before the date the temporary license expires.
69	69	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.