Mandatory Service Requirement

Effective 9/1/12, physician licensure applicants who are not citizens, permanent residents or conditional permanent residents of the United States will be required to practice full time, for three years, in a medically underserved area (MUA), a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) in Texas, or at a Texas institution that maintains a graduate medical education program. This is authorized by Section §155.0045 of the Medical Practice Act, Texas Occupation Code.

Applicants who either practiced medicine in Texas prior to 9/1/12, for at least one year, under a postgraduate training permit, temporary license, or limited license; or who submitted an initial application for full licensure prior to 9/1/12, will be exempt from this requirement.

Full time practice is defined as a minimum of 20 hours a week for 40 weeks duration in a given year. 

• Are you a US citizen, permanent resident, or conditional permanent resident?
  See Acceptable Documents to Show Proof of Citizenship/Resident Status.
• Did you practice under a PIT, FTL, or limited license for one year?
  Submit the Exemption Form.
• Did you submit an application for full licensure prior to 9/1/12?
  Submit the Exemption Form.
• If you will have to fulfill the mandatory service requirement,
  submit the Affidavit of Agreement for Mandatory Service.
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