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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 155.206. Supervising Practice Agreement Required

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A physician graduate shall enter into a supervising practice agreement with a sponsoring physician.

(b) A physician graduate who has not entered into a supervising practice agreement may not practice or attempt to practice medicine.

(c) A physician graduate who enters into a supervising practice agreement may practice under the delegation and supervision of another physician if:

(1) the sponsoring physician authorizes the practice of the physician graduate under the delegation and supervision of the other physician in a written document that identifies the other physician by name;  and

(2) the other physician is:

(A) part of the sponsoring physician's physician group or facility;  and

(B) certified in the same specialty as the sponsoring physician by a medical specialty member board of:

(i) the American Board of Medical Specialties;

(ii) the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;

(iii) the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;  or

(iv) any other medical specialty member organization recognized by the board.

(d) The physician profile under Section 154.006 of a sponsoring physician or physician graduate must indicate in the manner prescribed by board rule that the sponsoring physician or physician graduate has entered into a supervising practice agreement.

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