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Section 155.010. Expedited Licensing Process for Physicians Specializing in Psychiatry

TX Occ Code § 155.010 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 155.010. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN PSYCHIATRY. (a) The board by rule shall create an expedited licensing process for an applicant who:

(1) holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by another state;

(2) is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry; and

(3) is not ineligible under Section 155.003(e).

(b) The expedited licensing process must include a procedure for the board to screen applications under this subtitle to determine whether an applicant would be eligible for the expedited licensing process under this section.

(c) The requirements for renewal of a registration permit for a license holder issued a license under this section may not be more stringent than the requirements for a license holder issued a license on a non-expedited basis.

(d) The board may establish a fee for the expedited process.

(e) This section expires January 1, 2022.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

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