Texas Occupations Code - Section 155.051. Examination Required
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§ 155.051. EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), an applicant for a license to practice medicine
in this state must pass each part of an examination described by
Section 155.0511(2), (3), (4), (6), or (7) within seven years.
(b) An applicant who is a graduate of a program designed to
lead to both a doctor of philosophy degree and a doctor of medicine
degree or doctor of osteopathy degree must pass each part of an
examination described by Section 155.0511(2), (3), (4), (6), or (7)
not later than the second anniversary of the date the applicant
completed the graduate medical training described by Section
155.003(a)(5).
(c) The time frame to pass each part of the examination
described by Subsection (a) is extended to 10 years and the
anniversary date to pass each part of the examination described by
Subsection (b) is extended to the 10th anniversary if the
applicant:
(1) is specialty board certified by a specialty board
that:
(A) is a member of the American Board of Medical
Specialties; or
(B) is a member of the Bureau of Osteopathic
Specialists; or
(2) has been issued a faculty temporary license, as
prescribed by board rule, and has practiced under such a license for
a minimum of 12 months and, at the conclusion of the 12-month
period, has been recommended to the board by the chief
administrative officer and the president of the institution in
which the applicant practiced under the faculty temporary license.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.027(g), eff. Sept. 1,
2001; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 79, § 1, eff. May 17, 2005.
Section: 155.0031 155.004 155.005 155.006 155.007 155.008 155.009 155.051 155.0511 155.052 155.053 155.054 155.055 155.056 155.057
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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