Tex. Occupations Code § 603.259
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 603.259, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 603.259. PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The medical board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who files an application, pays an application fee, and submits evidence satisfactory to the medical board of successful completion of the education requirement under Section 603.254.
(b) A person who meets the qualifications for a provisional license under this chapter is entitled to a provisional license.
(c) A provisionally licensed perfusionist must practice under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist while performing perfusion. If the medical board finds that a licensed perfusionist is not reasonably available to provide supervision and direction and if the medical board approves an application submitted by the provisionally licensed perfusionist, supervision and direction may be provided by a physician who is licensed by the medical board and certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or certified in cardiovascular surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
(d) The medical board may not adopt a rule governing supervision and direction that requires the immediate physical presence of the supervising person.
(b) A person who meets the qualifications for a provisional license under this chapter is entitled to a provisional license.
(c) A provisionally licensed perfusionist must practice under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist while performing perfusion. If the medical board finds that a licensed perfusionist is not reasonably available to provide supervision and direction and if the medical board approves an application submitted by the provisionally licensed perfusionist, supervision and direction may be provided by a physician who is licensed by the medical board and certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or certified in cardiovascular surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
(d) The medical board may not adopt a rule governing supervision and direction that requires the immediate physical presence of the supervising person.
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