{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 155.004","heading":"ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS.","body":"A license applicant who is a graduate of a medical school that is located outside the United States and Canada must present proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant:\n(1) is a graduate of a school whose curriculum meets the requirements for an unapproved medical school as determined by a committee of experts selected by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;\n(2) has successfully completed at least two years of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada that was approved by the board;\n(3) holds a valid certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; and\n(4) is able to communicate in English.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (H.B. 3674), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 498 (H.B. 1380), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE","SUBCHAPTER A. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.155.htm#155.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"92b0ad4af824fffd20d3649598d39b2040df49a0bb9978fd60885d171564c304","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.0031","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}