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Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002 (2026)

Issuance Of License

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Sec. 155.002. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The board, at its sole discretion, may issue a license to practice medicine to a person who:

(1) submits to the board a license application as required by this chapter;

(2) presents satisfactory proof that the person meets the eligibility requirements established by this chapter; and

(3) satisfies the examination requirements of Section 155.051.

(b) The board may delegate authority to board employees to issue licenses under this subtitle to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements. If the board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the board. A license issued under this subsection does not require formal board approval.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: Doctors Hosp. At Renaissance, Ltd. v. Andrade, 493 S.W.3d 545 (Tex. 2016).
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Doctors Hosp. At Renaissance, Ltd. v. Andrade, 493 S.W.3d 545 (Tex. 2016). “Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002. Corporate entities that exert control over a doctor’s practice of medicine may be engaged in the unlawful practice of medicine without a license.”
Bd. of Med. Examiners Ex Rel. State v. Nzedu, 228 S.W.3d 264 (Tex. App. 2007). “See Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 155.002 (West 2004).”
Farrah Arsenia Agustin-Bunch v. Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. App. 2025). “” Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002(a)(13). Agustin-Bunch does not have a license to practice medicine issued under the MPA.”
Texas Med. Bd. &, in Their Off. Capacities Only Irvin E. Zeitler, Jr., D.O. President, Marl Robinson Exec. Dir., Michael Arambula, M.D., Pharm.D. James Scott Holliday, D.O. & Carlos L. Gallardo, Members of the Bd. v. Benjamin Wiseman, M.D. (Tex. App. 2015). “3 When an agency is given the sole authority to make an initial determination in a dispute, the agency has exclusive jurisdiction over the dispute, and exhaustion of administrative remedies is 3 The Board has “sole discretion” to issue medical licenses, Tex. Occ. Code §…”
Bd. of Med. Examiners for the State of Texas & Donald W. Patrick, M.D., J.D., as Exec. Dir. of the Bd. of Med. Examiners for the State of Texas v. Vivian Adaobi O. Nzedu, M.D. (Tex. App. 2007). “4(a)(6) requires applicants to meet the requirements for licensure that are in place at the time the application is filed with the Board.”
Bd. of Med. Examiners for the State of Texas & Donald W. Patrick, M.D., J.D., as Exec. Dir. of the Bd. of Med. Examiners for the State of Texas v. Vivian Adaobi O. Nzedu, M.D. (Tex. App. 2007). “In addition, Board administrative rule 163.”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002(a) — 1 case
Texas Med. Bd. &, in Their Off. Capacities Only Irvin E. Zeitler, Jr., D.O. President, Marl Robinson Exec. Dir., Michael Arambula, M.D., Pharm.D. James Scott Holliday, D.O. & Carlos L. Gallardo, Members of the Bd. v. Benjamin Wiseman, M.D. (Tex. App. 2015). “3 When an agency is given the sole authority to make an initial determination in a dispute, the agency has exclusive jurisdiction over the dispute, and exhaustion of administrative remedies is 3 The Board has “sole discretion” to issue medical licenses, Tex. Occ. Code §…”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002(a)(13) — 1 case
Farrah Arsenia Agustin-Bunch v. Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. App. 2025). “” Tex. Occ. Code § 155.002(a)(13). Agustin-Bunch does not have a license to practice medicine issued under the MPA.”
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