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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 163LICENSURE
RULE §163.1Definitions

      (vi) For schools that have geographically separated programs, the principal academic officer of each geographically remote site must coordinate the curriculum with an academic officer of the medical school responsible for organizing the educational program.

  (12) Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination (JP exam)--The ethics examination developed by the board.

  (13) Two-year training program--Two continuous years of postgraduate training in the United States or Canada, progressive in nature that is:

    (A) accredited by one of the following:

      (i) the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;

      (ii) the American Osteopathic Association;

      (iii) the Committee on Accreditation of Preregistration Physician Training Programs, Federation of Provincial Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada;

      (iv) the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;

      (v) the College of Family Physicians of Canada; or

      (vi) all programs approved by the board after August 25, 1984; or

    (B) a board-approved program for which a Faculty Temporary License was issued for a full time teaching faculty position as defined under §172.8(i) of this title (relating to Faculty Temporary License);

    (C) a postresidency program, usually called a fellowship, for additional training in a medical specialty or subspecialty, approved by the board; or

    (D) a U.S. or Canadian graduate medical education training program, that subsequently received accreditation by the ACGME, AOA or Royal College of Physicians, and was accepted by a specialty board that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, or the Royal College of Physicians for Board certification purposes.

  (14) License Holder--A person holding a license, permit, or certificate issued by the Board, including a "licensee" as defined by Board rules.

  (15) Military service member--A person who is on active duty.

  (16) Military spouse--A person who is married to a military service member.

  (17) Military veteran--A person who served on active duty and who was discharged or released from active duty.

  (18) Active duty--A person who is currently serving as full-time military service member in the armed forces of the United States or active duty military service as a member of the Texas military forces, as defined by §437.001, Government Code, or similar military service of another state.

  (19) Armed forces of the United States--Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps of the United States or a reserve unit of one of those branches of the armed forces.


Source Note: The provisions of this §163.1 adopted to be effective November 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 9835; amended to be effective March 5, 2000, 25 TexReg 1623; amended to be effective October 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 8069; amended to be effective March 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 1487; amended to be effective September 19, 2002, 27 TexReg 8769; amended to be effective January 9, 2003, 28 TexReg 67; amended to be effective April 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 3324; amended to be effective November 30, 2003, 28 TexReg 10480; amended to be effective May 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 3961; amended to be effective November 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 10104; amended to be effective March 6, 2005, 30 TexReg 1075; amended to be effective January 25, 2006, 31 TexReg 382; amended tobe effective June 28, 2006, 31 TexReg 5098; 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 December 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 9772; amended to be effective January 20, 2014, 39 TexReg 273; amended to be effective May 20, 2015, 40 TexReg 2664; amended to be effective January 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 619

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