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supervise and be responsible for the applicant during the rotation
in Texas;
(C) arrest records. If an applicant has ever been arrested,
a copy of the arrest and arrest disposition must be requested from
the arresting authority by the applicant and said authority must submit
copies directly to the board;
(D) medical records for inpatient treatment for alcohol/substance
disorder, mental illness, and physical illness. Each applicant who
has been admitted to an inpatient facility within the last five years
for the treatment of alcohol/substance disorder, mental illness (recurrent
or severe major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,
schizoaffective disorder, or any severe personality disorder), or
a physical illness that impairs or has impaired the applicant's ability
to practice medicine, shall submit documentation to include, but not
limited to:
(i) an applicant's statement explaining the circumstances
of the hospitalization;
(ii) all records, submitted directly from the inpatient
facility;
(iii) a statement from the applicant's treating physician/psychotherapist
as to diagnosis, prognosis, medications prescribed, and follow-up
treatment recommended; and
(iv) a copy of any contracts signed with any licensing
authority or medical society or impaired physician's committee;
(E) medical records for outpatient treatment for alcohol/substance
disorder, mental illness, or physical illness. Each applicant that
has been treated on an outpatient basis within the last five years
for alcohol/substance abuse, mental illness (recurrent or severe major
depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective
disorder, or any severe personality disorder), or a physical illness
that impairs or has impaired the applicant's ability to practice medicine,
shall submit documentation to include, but not limited to:
(i) an applicant's statement explaining the circumstances
of the outpatient treatment;
(ii) a statement from the applicant's treating physician/psychotherapist
as to diagnosis, prognosis, medications prescribed, and follow-up
treatment recommended; and
(iii) a copy of any contracts signed with any licensing
authority or medical society or impaired physician's committee;
(F) an oath on a form provided by the board attesting
to the truthfulness of statements provided by the applicant;
(G) such other information or documentation the board
and/or the executive director deem necessary to ensure compliance
with this chapter, the Medical Practice Act and board rules.
(3) Physician-in-Training Application for Rotator PITs.
If the applicant is enrolled in postgraduate training program that
is outside of Texas, and requests a permit to complete a rotation
in Texas that is less than 60 consecutive days as part of an approved
postgraduate training, the applicant must submit all documents listed
in paragraph (2) of this subsection except that the applicant shall
not be required to submit medical records as listed in paragraph (2)(D)
and (E) of this subsection.
(d) Expiration of Physician-in-Training Permit.
(1) Physician-in-Training permits shall be issued with
effective dates corresponding with the beginning and ending dates
of the postgraduate resident's training program as reported to the
board by the program director.
(2) Physician-in-training permits shall expire on any
of the following, whichever occurs first:
(A) on the reported ending date of the postgraduate
training program;
(B) on the date a postgraduate training program terminates
or otherwise releases a permit holder from its training program; or
(C) on the date the permit holder obtains full, temporary,
or limited licensure, or temporary licensure pending full, limited,
or other temporary licensure pursuant to §155.002 of the Act.
(3) Physician-in-training permit holders who are issued
permits on or after April 1, 2005, and who require extensions to remain
in a training program after a program's reported ending date must
submit a written request to the board and fee, if required, along
with a statement by the program director authorizing the request for
the extension. Such extensions shall be granted at the discretion
of the board's executive director and may not be for longer than 90
days unless good cause is shown.
(e) The executive director of the board may, in his/her
discretion, issue a temporary physician-in-training permit to an applicant
if the applicant and the postgraduate training program have submitted
written requests. The executive director, in his/her discretion, will
determine the length of the permit and may issue additional temporary
physician-in-training permits to an applicant.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §171.3 adopted to be effective November 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 10107; amended to be effective June 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 5100; amended to be effective August 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 6134; amended to be effective November 29, 2009, 34 TexReg 8532; amended to be effective May 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 3582; amended to be effective December 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 9773; amended to be effective July 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 4826; amended to be effective November 26, 2017, 42 TexReg 6511 |
