Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002 · Subchapter A. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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 application as required by this chapter;
(2) presents satisfactory proof that the person meets the eligibility requirements established by this chapter; and
(3) satisfies the examination requirements of Section 155.051.
(b) The board may delegate authority to board employees to issue licenses under this subtitle to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements. If the board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the board. A license issued under this subsection does not require formal board approval.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2005.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.155.htm
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