| 1 | 1 | | 84R11642 LED-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Guerra H.B. No. 3860 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 12.0127, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (c) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department |
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| 12 | 12 | | shall provide an equal opportunity to request a waiver of the |
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| 13 | 13 | | foreign country residence requirement for a qualified alien |
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| 14 | 14 | | physician who agrees to practice medicine in: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) a medically underserved area; or |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) a health professional shortage area. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 18 | 18 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 19 | 19 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 20 | 20 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 21 | 21 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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