85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 674, Chapter 567 Page: 1 of 10
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Chapter 567
S.B. No. 674
1 AN ACT
2 relating to licensing for certain health professions, including an
3 expedited process for certain physicians specializing in
4 psychiatry; authorizing a fee.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is
7 amended by adding Section 155.010 to read as follows:
8 Sec. 155.010. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR PHYSICIANS
9 SPECIALIZING IN PSYCHIATRY. (a) The board by rule shall create an
10 expedited licensing process for an applicant who:
11 (1) holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine
12 issued by another state;
13 (2) is board certified in psychiatry by the American
14 Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board
15 of Neurology and Psychiatry; and
16 (3) is not ineligible under Section 155.003(e).
17 (b) The expedited licensing process must include a
18 procedure for the board to screen applications under this subtitle
19 to determine whether an applicant would be eligible for the
20 expedited licensing process under this section.
21 (c) The requirements for renewal of a registration permit
22 for a license holder issued a license under this section may not be
23 more stringent than the requirements for a license holder issued a
24 license on a non-expedited basis.1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 674, Chapter 567, legislative document, June 9, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050185/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.