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Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 155 License To Practice MedicineLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Occupations Code > Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 155 License To Practice Medicine A person may not practice medicine in this state unless the person holds a license issued under this subtitle. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, ... (a) The board, at its sole discretion, may issue a license to practice medicine to a person who: (1) submits to the board a license ... (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 ... (a) An application for a license must be in writing and on forms prescribed by the board. The board may allow or require applicants, by ... A license applicant who is a graduate of a medical school that is located outside the United States and Canada must present proof satisfactory to ... (a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant who has been a student of a foreign medical school must present proof ... (a) The board may adopt rules and prescribe fees related to the issuance of a license under this section that is limited in scope to ... (a) The executive director shall review each application for a license and shall: (1) recommend to the board each applicant eligible for a license; and ... The board may submit to the Department of Public Safety a complete set of fingerprints of each license applicant, and the department shall classify and ... (a) The board shall adopt rules for the issuance of a license that limits the license holder to the practice of administrative medicine. The board's ... (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 ... The board may administer or accept the following examinations for licensing as determined by rule: (1) a state board licensing examination; (2) the Medical Council ... (a) Each examination administered to evaluate basic medical knowledge and clinical competency must be prepared by a national testing service or the board and validated ... (a) A public member of the board may not participate in the preparation of an examination used to examine the academic and professional credentials of ... (a) Each license examination must include subjects generally taught by medical schools, a knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of each candidate for ... The board shall notify each examinee of the results of a licensing examination not later than the 120th day after the date the examination is ... (a) An applicant must pass each part of an examination within three attempts. (b) The board shall adopt rules that prescribe how the limit on ... The board shall preserve all examination questions, answers, and grades as directed by board rule until the first anniversary of the date of the examination. ... (a) The following are exempt from Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code: (1) examination questions that may be used in the future; (2) examinations; and ... (a) The board shall adopt rules for expediting any application for a license under this subtitle made by a person who is licensed to practice ... (a) The board may adopt rules and set fees relating to granting temporary licenses and extending the expiration dates of temporary licenses. The board by ... (a) The board as provided by board rule may issue a physician-in-training permit to a physician not otherwise licensed by the board who is participating ... On the request of a license holder, the board shall issue a certificate that endorses the license issued by the board to other states. The ... On the request of a license holder, the board shall issue certification of state board examination grades to the Federation of State Medical Boards of ... (a) If a license issued under this subtitle is lost or destroyed, the license holder may apply to the board for a duplicate license. The ... The board may issue a new license to a license holder if the license holder changes the license holder's name. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. ... Texas Lawyers
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