Texas HB2852 allows the issuance of provisional medical licenses to foreign medical graduates with job offers in Texas.

HB2852 amends the Texas Occupations Code to allow the Texas Medical Board to issue provisional licenses to practice medicine to certain foreign medical license holders who meet specific criteria. Eligible applicants must reside in Texas, have been licensed and actively practicing medicine abroad for three years, hold a doctor of medicine degree or equivalent, and be authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law. They must also complete postgraduate training, pass required exams, and submit to a criminal history check.

Texas HB2852 allows the issuance of provisional medical licenses to foreign medical graduates with job offers in Texas.

HB2852 amends the Texas Occupations Code to allow the Texas Medical Board to issue provisional licenses to practice medicine to certain foreign medical license holders who meet specific criteria. Eligible applicants must reside in Texas, have been licensed and actively practicing medicine abroad for three years, hold a doctor of medicine degree or equivalent, and be authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law. They must also complete postgraduate training, pass required exams, and submit to a criminal history check.