83R6780 NC-D
By: Zerwas H.B. No. 1482
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to license examination attempt limits for certain
physicians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 155.056, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an applicant must pass
each part of an examination within five attempts if the applicant:
(1) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in
another state;
(2) has been licensed for at least five years;
(3) does not hold a medical license in the other state
that has or has ever had any restrictions, disciplinary orders, or
probation;
(4) is specialty board certified by a specialty board
that:
(A) is a member of the American Board of Medical
Specialties; or
(B) is approved by the American Osteopathic
Association; and
(5) will practice for at least three years in a
medically underserved area or a health manpower shortage area, as
those terms are defined by Section 157.052.
(f) The board may by rule establish a process to verify that
a person, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (e),
practices only in an area described by Subsection (e)(5).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.