| (a) Graduates of medical schools in the United States
or Canada. To be eligible for full licensure, an applicant who is
a graduate from a school in the United States or Canada must:
(1) be 21 years of age;
(2) be of good professional character as defined under §163.1(8)
of this title (relating to Definitions);
(3) have completed 60 semester hours of college courses
as defined under §163.1(10) of this title;
(4) be a graduate of:
(A) an acceptable approved medical school as defined
under §163.1(1) of this title; or
(B) any medical school and at the date of application
to the Board or prior to approval for licensure by the Board hold
a certificate from a specialty board that is a member of the American
Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;
(5) have successfully completed a one-year training
program of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada
as defined under §163.1(9) of this title;
(6) submit evidence of passing an examination accepted
by the board for licensure as defined under §163.6(a) of this
title (relating to Examinations Accepted for Licensure); and
(7) pass the Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination.
(b) Graduates of medical schools outside the United
States or Canada. To be eligible for full licensure, an applicant
who is a graduate from a school outside the United States or Canada
must:
(1) be 21 years of age;
(2) be of good professional character as defined under §163.1(8)
of this title;
(3) have completed 60 semester hours of college courses
as defined under §163.1(10) of this title;
(4) be a graduate of:
(A) an acceptable unapproved medical school as defined
under §163.1(2) of this title; or
(B) any medical school and at the date of application
to the Board or prior to approval for licensure by the Board hold
a certificate from a specialty board that is a member of the American
Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists.
(5) have successfully completed a two-year training
program of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada
as defined under §163.1(13) of this title;
(6) submit evidence of passing an examination accepted
by the board for licensure as defined under §163.6 of this title;
(7) pass the Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination;
(8) possess a valid certificate issued by the Educational
Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG);
(9) have the ability to communicate in the English
language; and
(10) have supplied all additional information that
the board may require concerning the applicant's medical school.
(c) Fifth Pathway Program. To be eligible for licensure,
an applicant who has completed a Fifth Pathway Program must:
(1) be at least 21 years of age;
(2) be of good professional character as defined under §163.1(8)
of this title;
(3) have completed 60 semester hours of college courses
as defined under §163.1(10) of this title;
(4) hold a certificate from:
(A) an acceptable unapproved medical school as defined
under §163.1(2) of this title; or
(B) any medical school and at the date of application
to the Board or prior to approval for licensure by the Board hold
a certificate from a specialty board that is a member of the American
Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists.
(5) have successfully completed a two-year training
program of graduate medical education in the United States or Canada
as defined under §163.1(13) of this title;
(6) submit evidence of passing an examination, that
is acceptable to the board for licensure;
(7) pass the Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination;
(8) submit a sworn affidavit that no proceedings, past
or current, have been instituted against the applicant before any
state medical board, provincial medical board, in any military jurisdiction
or federal facility;
(9) have attained a passing score on the ECFMG examination;
(10) have the ability to communicate in the English
language;
(11) have attained a satisfactory score on a qualifying
examination and have completed one academic year of supervised clinical
training for foreign medical students as defined by the American Medical
Association Council on Medical Education (Fifth Pathway Program) in
a United States medical school; and
(12) have supplied all additional information that
the board may require, concerning the applicant's medical school,
before approving the applicant.
(d) Alternative License Procedures for Military Service
Members, Military Veterans, and Military Spouses.
(1) An applicant who is a military service member,
military veteran, or military spouse may be eligible for alternative
demonstrations of competency for certain licensure requirements. Unless
specifically allowed in this subsection, an applicant must meet the
requirements for licensure as specified in this chapter.
(2) To be eligible, an applicant must be a military
service member, military veteran, or military spouse and meet one
of the following requirements:
(A) holds an active unrestricted medical license issued
by another state that has licensing requirements that are substantially
equivalent to the requirements for a Texas medical license; or
(B) within the five years preceding the application
date held a medical license in this state.
(3) The executive director may waive any prerequisite
to obtaining a license for an applicant described in this subsection
after reviewing the applicant's credentials.
(4) Applications for licensure from applicants qualifying
under this subsection, shall be expedited by the board's licensure
division as if they meet the provisions of §163.13 of this title
(relating to expedited Licensure Process). Such applicants shall be
notified, in writing or by electronic means, as soon as practicable,
of the requirements and process for renewal of the license.
(5) Alternative Demonstrations of Competency Allowed.
Applicants qualifying under this subsection, in demonstrating compliance
with §163.11(a) of this title (relating to Active Practice of
Medicine), must only provide sufficient documentation to the board
that the applicant has, on a full-time basis, actively diagnosed or
treated persons or has been on the active teaching faculty of an acceptable
approved medical school, within one of the last three years preceding
receipt of an Application for licensure.
(e) Applicants with Military Experience.
(1) For applications filed on or after March 1, 2014,
the Board shall, with respect to an applicant who is a military service
member or military veteran as defined in §163.1 of this title,
credit verified military service, training, or education toward the
licensing requirements, other than an examination requirement, for
a license issued by the Board.
(2) This section does not apply to an applicant who:
(A) has had a medical license suspended or revoked
by another state or a Canadian province;
(B) holds a medical license issued by another state
or a Canadian province that is subject to a restriction, disciplinary
order, or probationary order; or
(C) has an unacceptable criminal history.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §163.2 adopted to be effective November 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 9835; amended to be effective March 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 1487; amended to be effective May 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 3961; amended to be effective November 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 10104; amended to be effective January 25, 2006, 31 TexReg 382; amended to be effective June 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 5098; amended to be effective January 4, 2007, 31 TexReg 10797; amended to be effective July 3, 2007, 32 TexReg 3991; amended to be effective November 29, 2009, 34 TexReg 8530; amended to be effective December 4, 2011, 36 TexReg 8026; amended to be effective July 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 4925; amended to be effective September 30, 2012, 37 TexReg7485; amended to be effective December 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 9772; amended to be effective March 18, 2013, 38 TexReg 1873; amended to be effective January 20, 2014, 39 TexReg 273; amended to be effective January 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 619; amended to be effective July 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 4823; amended to be effective November 26, 2017, 42 TexReg 6510 |
