Sec. 155.101. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN AREAS. (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. (b) The board may not grant a provisional license under this section to an applicant who: (1) has had a medical license suspended or revoked by another state or a Canadian province; or (2) holds a medical license issued by another state or a Canadian province that is subject to a restriction, disciplinary order, or probationary order. (c) The provisional license applicant must: (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 ; (2) submit information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check as required by the board; and (3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this subtitle with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section. (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. (e) A person who holds a provisional license issued under this section may only practice medicine in a location: (1) designated by the federal government as a health professional shortage area; or (2) designated by the federal or state government as a medically underserved area. (f) A provisional license expires on the earlier of: (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 (2) the 270th day after the date the provisional license was issued. (g) The board shall issue a license under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license under this section if: (1) the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 155.051 ; and (2) the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subtitle.
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