Rule Changes for the Texas Medical Board
Proposed Rules Licensing and Enforcement – Practice and Procedure – Temporary and Limited Licenses
The amendment to §172.2, concerning Construction and Definitions, adds definitions for controlled substances and dangerous drugs.
The amendment to §172.3, concerning Distinguished Professors Temporary License
1) must complete all provisions of an application for a full license
2) updates the name of the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
The amendment to §172.5, concerning Visiting Physician Temporary Permit (VPTP)
1) creates a category for visiting physician temporary permits for those who are enrolled in the Texas A&M KSTAR program.
The amendment to §172.16, concerning Provisional Licenses for Medically Underserved Areas
1) amends language to be consistent with Texas Occupations Code §155.101.
New §172.17, concerning Limited License for Practice of Administrative Medicine
1) establishes criteria for obtaining a limited license for the practice of administrative medicine.
2) permits applicants to practice administrative medicine under this license, rather than applying for full licensure and having their practice limited to administrative medicine under a disciplinary order even though the applicants only issue is not actively practicing clinical medicine in one of the two years prior to the date of application for licensure.