1. (a) The executive director of the board may issue a permit to practice medicine to an applicant who intends to practice under the supervision of a licensed Texas physician, excluding training in postgraduate training programs, for educational purposes or in order to practice charity care to underserved populations in Texas. In order to be determined eligible for a visiting physician permit the applicant must:

   1. (1) not have any medical license that is under restriction, disciplinary order, or probation in another state, territory, or Canadian province;
   2. (2) be supervised by a physician with an unrestricted license in Texas;
   3. (3) present written verification from the physician who will be supervising the applicant that the physician will provide continuous supervision of the applicant. Constant physical presence of the physician is not required but the physician must remain readily available; and
   4. (4) present written verification from the supervising physician as to the purpose for the requested permit.
2. (b) Visiting physician permits shall be valid for no more than ten working days and for a specified locale and purpose. The executive director of the board, in his/her discretion, may extend the length of the temporary permit if the applicant shows good cause for why the extended time is needed.

Source Note:The provisions of this §172.5 adopted to be effective November 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 10111; amended to be effective January 25, 2006, 31 TexReg 387; amended to be effective July 3, 2007, 32 TexReg 3992.