{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 155.101","heading":"PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN AREAS.","body":"(a) On application, the board shall grant a provisional license to practice medicine in a location described by Subsection (e) to an applicant for a license under this subtitle who is licensed in good standing as a physician in another state.\n(b) The board may not grant a provisional license under this section to an applicant who:\n(1) has had a medical license suspended or revoked by another state or a Canadian province; or\n(2) holds a medical license issued by another state or a Canadian province that is subject to a restriction, disciplinary order, or probationary order.\n(c) The provisional license applicant must:\n(1) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of medicine within the number of attempts allowed under Section 155.056;\n(2) submit information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check as required by the board; and\n(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this subtitle with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section.\n(d) The board may excuse an applicant for a provisional license from the requirement of Subsection (c)(3) if the board determines that compliance with that subsection constitutes a hardship to the applicant.\n(e) A person who holds a provisional license issued under this section may only practice medicine in a location:\n(1) designated by the federal government as a health professional shortage area; or\n(2) designated by the federal or state government as a medically underserved area.\n(f) A provisional license expires on the earlier of:\n(1) the date the board issues the provisional license holder a license under this subtitle or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license; or\n(2) the 270th day after the date the provisional license was issued.\n(g) The board shall issue a license under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license under this section if:\n(1) the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 155.051; and\n(2) the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subtitle.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE","SUBCHAPTER C. CERTAIN TEMPORARY OR LIMITED LICENSES OR PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.155.htm#155.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"91ab351767894ca327ee8e7e9fda5fb00cfc71d2813ab3fb8f7b165ba55f2b4a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.058","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.1015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}