Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
Chapter 163 - LICENSURE
Section 163.2 - Full Texas Medical License
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 163.2
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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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