1. (a) Applications for licensure shall be expedited by the board's licensure division provided the applicant submits an affidavit stating that:

   1. (1) the applicant intends to practice in a rural community as determined by the Center for Rural Health Initiatives; or

   2. (2) the applicant intends to:

      1. (A) accept employment with an entity located in a medically underserved area or health professional shortage area designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and affiliated with or participating in a public university-sponsored graduate medical education program or a graduate medical education program accredited by Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;
      2. (B) serve on the faculty of a public-university sponsored graduate medical program or a graduate medical education program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association; and
      3. (C) engage in the practice of medicine and teach in a specialty field of medicine in which it is necessary to obtain or maintain the accreditation of a graduate medical education program by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association.
2. (b) The board shall notify the Texas Department of Health when the board is in receipt of an application from a foreign applicant eligible for expedited processing under subsection (a)(2) of this section.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.13 adopted to be effective January 6, 2002, 26 TexReg 10865.