Tex. Occ. Code § 204.155 · Subchapter D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS, AND RENEWAL
TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
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. 578, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.204.htm
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