1. (a) In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.

2. (b) The physician assistant board shall issue a license to an applicant who:

   1. (1) is licensed in good standing as a physician assistant in another state;
   2. (2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more than one year before the application date for a license under this section;

   3. (3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise leaving military service:

      1. (A) serving on active duty; and
      2. (B) authorized as a physician assistant to treat persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;
   4. (4) was honorably discharged from military service; and
   5. (5) has passed the jurisprudence examination.

3. (c) The physician assistant board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:

   1. (1) holds a physician assistant license or a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:

      1. (A) is currently under active investigation; or
      2. (B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or

   2. (2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of:

      1. (A) a felony; or
      2. (B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (H.B. 879), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.