1. (a) If a physician's license has been expired for one year, it is considered to have been canceled, and the physician may not renew the license. The physician may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.

   1. (1) The examinations required by this section are:

      1. (A) the Texas jurisprudence examination; and

      2. (B) SPEX, unless the applicant:

         1. (i) has passed a licensure examination or has obtained specialty certification, recertification, or passed an examination of continued demonstration of qualifications by a board that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists within the preceding ten years; or
         2. (ii) has been in a training program approved by the board within six months prior to application for relicensure.

   2. (2) The additional requirements for this new license shall be as required within the following sections:

      1. (A) §163.2 of this title (relating to Licensure by Examination for United States and Canadian Medical School Graduates);
      2. (B) §163.3 of this title (relating to Licensure by Examination for Graduates of Unapproved Medical Schools);
      3. (C) §163.4 of this title (relating to Licensure by Endorsement for United States/Canadian Medical School Graduates);
      4. (D) §163.5 of this title (relating to Licensure by Endorsement for Graduates of Unapproved Medical Schools);
      5. (E) §163.6 of this title (relating to Procedural Rules for All Licensure Applicants); and
      6. (F) §163.7 of this title (relating to Licensure Documentation).

2. (b) A person may qualify for renewal of his or her original license without reexamination if that person:

   1. (1) held a license previously in this state;
   2. (2) moved to another state;
   3. (3) practiced in that other state for not more than two years since the expiration of his or her Texas license; and
   4. (4) files an application for relicensure under subsection (a)(2) of this section.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.12 adopted to be effective February 18, 1994, 19 TexReg 784; amended to be effective January 12, 1996, 21 TexReg 105; amended to be effective April 16, 1996, 21 TexReg 3003; amended to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4265.