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	1	+	89R18104 AND-D
1	2		By: Frank H.B. No. 879
	3	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 879:
	4	+	By: VanDeaver C.S.H.B. No. 879
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6	9		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	10		AN ACT
8	11		relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health
9	12		care providers.
10	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	14		SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is
12	15		amended by adding Section 155.012 to read as follows:
13	16		Sec. 155.012. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a)
14	17		In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United
15	18		States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.
16	19		(b) The board shall issue a license to practice medicine to
17	20		an applicant who:
18	21		(1) is licensed in good standing as a physician in
19	22		another state;
20	23		(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United
21	24		States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more
22	25		than one year before the application date for a license under this
23	26		section;
24	27		(3) was, at the time of retiring from or leaving
25	28		military service:
26		-	(A) serving on active duty; and
	29	+	(A) serving on active duty in this state; and
27	30		(B) authorized as a physician to treat persons
28		-	enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;
29		-	(4) was honorably discharged from military service;
30		-	and
31		-	(5) has passed the Texas medical jurisprudence
	31	+	enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; and
	32	+	(4) has passed the Texas medical jurisprudence
32	33		examination.
33	34		(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to
34	35		an applicant who:
35		-	(1) holds a medical license or a license to prescribe,
	36	+	(1) was discharged or separated from the armed forces
	37	+	of the United States:
	38	+	(A) on the basis of substandard conduct; or
	39	+	(B) for any act of misconduct or moral or
	40	+	professional dereliction;
	41	+	(2) holds a medical license or a license to prescribe,
36	42		dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:
37	43		(A) is currently under active investigation; or
38	44		(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or
39	45		action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or
40		-	(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication
	46	+	(3) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication
41	47		community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under
42	48		active investigation for the commission of:
43	49		(A) a felony; or
44	50		(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
45		-	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 204, Occupations Code, is
46		-	amended by adding Section 204.159 to read as follows:
47		-	Sec. 204.159. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a)
48		-	In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United
49		-	States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.
50		-	(b) The physician assistant board shall issue a license to
51		-	an applicant who:
52		-	(1) is licensed in good standing as a physician
53		-	assistant in another state;
54		-	(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United
55		-	States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more
56		-	than one year before the application date for a license under this
57		-	section;
58		-	(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise
59		-	leaving military service:
60		-	(A) serving on active duty; and
61		-	(B) authorized as a physician assistant to treat
62		-	persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or
63		-	veterans;
64		-	(4) was honorably discharged from military service;
65		-	and
66		-	(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination.
67		-	(c) The physician assistant board may not issue a license
68		-	under this section to an applicant who:
69		-	(1) holds a physician assistant license or a license
70		-	to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled
71		-	substance that:
72		-	(A) is currently under active investigation; or
73		-	(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or
74		-	action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or
75		-	(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication
76		-	community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under
77		-	active investigation for the commission of:
78		-	(A) a felony; or
79		-	(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
80		-	SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is
	51	+	SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is
81	52		amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows:
82	53		Sec. 301.262. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a)
83	54		In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United
84	55		States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.
85	56		(b) The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to
86	57		an applicant who:
87	58		(1) is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another
88	59		state;
89	60		(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United
90	61		States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more
91	62		than one year before the application date for a license under this
92	63		section;
93	64		(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise
94	65		leaving military service:
95		-	(A) serving on active duty; and
	66	+	(A) serving on active duty in this state; and
96	67		(B) authorized as a nurse to treat persons
97		-	enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;
98		-	(4) was honorably discharged from military service;
99		-	and
100		-	(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination.
	68	+	enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; and
	69	+	(4) has passed the jurisprudence examination.
101	70		(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to
102	71		an applicant who:
103		-	(1) holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe,
	72	+	(1) was discharged or separated from the armed forces
	73	+	of the United States:
	74	+	(A) on the basis of substandard conduct; or
	75	+	(B) for any act of misconduct or moral or
	76	+	professional dereliction;
	77	+	(2) holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe,
104	78		dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:
105	79		(A) is currently under active investigation; or
106	80		(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or
107	81		action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or
108		-	(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication
	82	+	(3) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication
109	83		community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under
110	84		active investigation for the commission of:
111	85		(A) a felony; or
112	86		(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
113		-	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
	87	+	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.