Tex. Occupations Code § 155.0031
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 155.0031, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 155.0031. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(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 board rule, to use the Federation Credentials Verification Service offered by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States.
(b) The application forms must be accompanied by all fees, documents, and photographs required by board rule.
(c) Applicants for a license must subscribe to an oath. The written oath is part of the application.
(d) An applicant must present proof satisfactory to the board that:
(1) each medical school attended by the applicant is substantially equivalent to a Texas medical school as determined by board rule; or
(2) the applicant is specialty board certified by a specialty board organization acceptable to the board.
(b) The application forms must be accompanied by all fees, documents, and photographs required by board rule.
(c) Applicants for a license must subscribe to an oath. The written oath is part of the application.
(d) An applicant must present proof satisfactory to the board that:
(1) each medical school attended by the applicant is substantially equivalent to a Texas medical school as determined by board rule; or
(2) the applicant is specialty board certified by a specialty board organization acceptable to the board.
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