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Residents Medical Students Licenses

“... not go live with this—coming soon Residents Medical Students Licenses   Content to be created ”

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Rule Making Process

“... ive business days.    By mail to: Texas Medical Board                      Rules Development                 & ... ”

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PA Cancellation by Request

“... the physician assistant will no longer be able to practice in the state of Texas as a physician assistant.  In order to practice again in Texas following cancellation, a physician assistant must file an application for relicensure and meet all requirements for licensure in effect at that time ( ... ”

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Physician Voluntary Charity Care Status

“... are status exempts retired physicians, whose only practice is the provision of voluntary charity care, from the registration fee and reduces the informal CME requirement.   "Voluntary charity care" is defined as medical care provided for no compensation to indigent populations; in medically und ... ”

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State Benefits

“... working for the State of Texas and with the Texas Medical Board. Health Coverage New employees to the State of Texas have a 60 day waiting period for health coverage. After that time, the state will pay 100% for a full-time employee's health coverage and one half of the premium for a part-time emplo ... ”

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PA Supervised Temporary License Log

“... ommittee or the Executive Director to meet active practice requirements you will be required to submit a log of the time worked. This log may also be used when the Licensure Committee recommends that you shadow for a certain amount of time. Make as many copies as needed. Your supervising physician m ... ”

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Out-of-State Telemedicine License

“Based on change in law in 2017, a Full medical license is required to practice Telemedicine in Texas. Therefore, the issuance of telemedicine licenses has been suspended. Until further notice, there are no changes to the existing Telemedicine licenses registration procedures. Options to transitionin ... ”

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IMLC Biennial Renewal information

“Each physician licensed to practice medicine in Texas using the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) must complete a biennial registration/renewal and pay a fee.   You must complete the IMLC portion of the renewal (including the payment of fees), and the TMB portion of the rene ... ”

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Verification Request

“... fax or email your verification request to: Texas Medical Board P.O. Box 2029 -MC 245 Austin, TX 78768-2029  Fax (888) 512-2581  Email - Registrations@tmb.state.tx.us  When requesting verifications by email, please use the subject line “License Verification”.  Th ... ”

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Public Health Topics

“... port issued on September 12, 2019, the Texas Medical Board would like to remind its licensees that Section 611.004(a)(2) of the Texas Health and Safety Code authorizes physicians, and persons licensed or certified by the state of Texas to diagnose, evaluate, or treat any mental or emo ... ”

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Special Topics

“... he Special Topics section provides licensees with practice-related information, forms, documents and other important health care information. Click on the links above.   ”

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Texas Medical Board Temporary License Fees

“As of September 10, 2009   Temporary Licenses   Acupuncturist Regular Temporary License - $107 - ACUPUNCTURE TEMPORARY LICENSE AFFIDAVIT TSBAE meets and grants permanent licenses four times per year. A temporary license may be issued prior to the meeting of the Acupuncture Board upon compl ... ”

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ALERT – Scam Targeting DEA Registrants & Other Health Professionals

“The Texas Medical Board continues to remind licensees to be on the alert for scammers impersonating the TMB and other state and federal agencies over the phone or through fake letters sent via FAX, email, or mail. In some instances scammers may claim to be employees with the TMB, DEA, FBI or other l ... ”

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Practice Resources

“... name under which they are licensed with the Texas Medical Board. Using any other name may confuse or mislead the public and may be considered by the Board to be unprofessional conduct as defined by the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 164.052(a)(5). Any physician who wishes to change the professional ... ”

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Pain Management Clinic Forms

“... eted forms to the following address:   Texas Medical Board P.O. Box 2029 Austin, TX 78768 fax) 512-463-9416 ”

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Do I have to let the Medical Board know about my delegates/supervising physicians?

“... g physicians with the Board prior to beginning to practice under the employment or prescriptive authority agreement.  They are also required to notify the Board within 30 days of any change to the scope of the delegation. APRNs should look to guidance provided by the Texas Board of Nursing ... ”

Are there any additional requirements that I need to complete before I request to return my retired physician license to an active status?

“To return to practice from retired status, a physician must obtain approval of the Board after submitting a written request.  Please contact the Registration department for information on the approval procedure.If the request is granted, it may be granted without conditions or subject to such c ... ”

What amount of detail must be in the documentation of the PMP check?

“As with all medical records documentation, the notation must be contemporaneous, legible and provide complete information.  In this case, complete information would include the date of the review and the identity of the provider who reviewed the information. ... ”

How do I qualify for the waiver?

“... ways you can qualify for a waiver. If you or your practice is experiencing any of the following, you may qualify for a waiver: By experiencing economic hardship. When evaluating whether you are experiencing economic hardship, consider: special situational factors which affect either the cost of comp ... ”

Does everyone at my practice have to apply for a waiver or just the medical director?

“Currently, each individual physician who needs a waiver will have to apply for their own individual waiver. Although this may change in the future, TMB is currently unable to track waivers by group.       ”

Do I need a waiver for each of my practice locations? 

“... re granted a waiver, it applies to all your Texas practice locations.  ”