Tex. Occupations Code § 155.203
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 155.203, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 155.203. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Official statutory text
On application, the board shall issue a limited license to practice medicine under this subchapter to an applicant who:
(1) is a resident of this state and is:
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a legal permanent resident of the United States; or
(C) otherwise authorized under federal law to work in the United States;
(2) has proficiency in the English language;
(3) has graduated:
(A) in the two years preceding the date that the applicant initially applies for a physician graduate license, from:
(i) a board-recognized accredited medical school or osteopathic medical school in the United States or Canada; or
(ii) a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable; or
(B) if the applicant is licensed in good standing to practice medicine in another country, from a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable;
(4) has passed the first and second components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or equivalent components of another board-approved licensing examination described by Section 155.0511;
(5) is not enrolled in a board-approved postgraduate residency program; and
(6) meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.
(1) is a resident of this state and is:
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a legal permanent resident of the United States; or
(C) otherwise authorized under federal law to work in the United States;
(2) has proficiency in the English language;
(3) has graduated:
(A) in the two years preceding the date that the applicant initially applies for a physician graduate license, from:
(i) a board-recognized accredited medical school or osteopathic medical school in the United States or Canada; or
(ii) a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable; or
(B) if the applicant is licensed in good standing to practice medicine in another country, from a medical school located outside of the United States and Canada that the board recognizes as acceptable;
(4) has passed the first and second components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or equivalent components of another board-approved licensing examination described by Section 155.0511;
(5) is not enrolled in a board-approved postgraduate residency program; and
(6) meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.
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