Section 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.Subchapter heading amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 185,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 463, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.