Texas HB296 allows the Texas Medical Board to issue licenses to foreign medical graduates under certain conditions.

HB296 amends the Texas Occupations Code to allow the Texas Medical Board to issue licenses to practice medicine to applicants who are licensed or educated in specific foreign countries. The bill specifies that the board must issue a license to applicants who are licensed in good standing in certain countries and have completed a residency or practiced as a physician for at least two years. The board must also ensure the applicant has English proficiency and is authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law.

Texas HB296 allows the Texas Medical Board to issue licenses to foreign medical graduates under certain conditions.

HB296 amends the Texas Occupations Code to allow the Texas Medical Board to issue licenses to practice medicine to applicants who are licensed or educated in specific foreign countries. The bill specifies that the board must issue a license to applicants who are licensed in good standing in certain countries and have completed a residency or practiced as a physician for at least two years. The board must also ensure the applicant has English proficiency and is authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law.