Tex. Occupations Code § 204.155
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 204.155, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 204.155. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The physician assistant board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who:
(1) meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter but is waiting for the license to be issued at the next scheduled meeting of the board;
(2) seeks to temporarily substitute for a licensed physician assistant during the license holder's absence, if the applicant:
(A) is licensed or registered in good standing in another state;
(B) submits an application on a form prescribed by the board; and
(C) pays the appropriate fee prescribed by the board; or
(3) has graduated from an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants described by Section 204.153(a)(1) not later than six months before applying for a temporary license and is waiting for examination results from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
(b) A temporary license may be valid for not more than one year after the date issued as determined by board rule.
(1) meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter but is waiting for the license to be issued at the next scheduled meeting of the board;
(2) seeks to temporarily substitute for a licensed physician assistant during the license holder's absence, if the applicant:
(A) is licensed or registered in good standing in another state;
(B) submits an application on a form prescribed by the board; and
(C) pays the appropriate fee prescribed by the board; or
(3) has graduated from an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants described by Section 204.153(a)(1) not later than six months before applying for a temporary license and is waiting for examination results from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
(b) A temporary license may be valid for not more than one year after the date issued as determined by board rule.
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