Texas Occupations Code - Section 155.003. General Eligibility Requirements
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§ 155.003. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be
eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must
present proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) is at least 21 years of age;
(2) is of good professional character and has not
violated Section 164.051, 164.052, or 164.053;
(3) has completed:
(A) at least 60 semester hours of college
courses, other than courses in medical school, that are acceptable
to The University of Texas at Austin for credit on a bachelor of
arts degree or a bachelor of science degree;
(B) the entire primary, secondary, and
premedical education required in the country of medical school
graduation, if the medical school is located outside the United
States or Canada; or
(C) substantially equivalent courses as
determined by board rule;
(4) is a graduate of a medical school located in the
United States or Canada and approved by the board;
(5) has either:
(A) successfully completed one year of graduate
medical training approved by the board in the United States or
Canada; or
(B) graduated from a medical school located
outside the United States or Canada and has successfully completed
three years of graduate medical training approved by the board in
the United States or Canada;
(6) has passed an examination accepted or administered
by the board; and
(7) has passed a Texas medical jurisprudence
examination as determined by board rule.
(b) All medical or osteopathic medical education an
applicant receives in the United States must be 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. This subsection does not apply to postgraduate
medical education or training.
(c) An applicant who is unable to meet the requirement
established by Subsection (b) may be eligible for an unrestricted
license if the applicant:
(1) received 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 as defined by board rule; or
(2) is specialty board certified by a specialty board
approved by the American Osteopathic Association or the American
Board of Medical Specialties.
(d) In addition to the other requirements prescribed by this
subtitle, the board may require an applicant to comply with other
requirements that the board considers appropriate.
(e) An applicant is not eligible for a license if:
(1) the applicant holds a medical license that is
currently restricted for cause, canceled for cause, suspended for
cause, or revoked by a state, a province of Canada, or a uniformed
service of the United States;
(2) an investigation or a proceeding is instituted
against the applicant for the restriction, cancellation,
suspension, or revocation in a state, a province of Canada, or a
uniformed service of the United States; or
(3) a prosecution is pending against the applicant in
any state, federal, or Canadian court for any offense that under the
laws of this state is a felony or a misdemeanor that involves moral
turpitude.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.027(b), eff. Sept. 1,
2001; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 269, § 1.21, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 154.055 154.056 154.0561 154.057 154.058 155.001 155.002 155.003 155.0031 155.004 155.005 155.006 155.007 155.008 155.009
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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