Texas § OC.155.206 - SUPERVISING PRACTICE AGREEMENT REQUIRED

§ OC.155.206. SUPERVISING PRACTICE AGREEMENT REQUIRED

SUPERVISING PRACTICE AGREEMENT REQUIRED. (a) A physician graduate shall enter into a supervising practice agreement with a sponsoring physician. (b) A physician graduate who has not entered into a supervising practice agreement may not practice or attempt to practice medicine. (c) A physician graduate who enters into a supervising practice agreement may practice under the delegation and supervision of another physician if: (1) the sponsoring physician authorizes the practice of the physician graduate under the delegation and supervision of the other physician in a written document that identifies the other physician by name; and (2) the other physician is: (A) part of the sponsoring physician's physician group or facility; and (B) certified in the same specialty as the sponsoring physician by a medical specialty member board of: (i) the American Board of Medical Specialties; (ii) the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists; (iii) the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; or (iv) any other medical specialty member organization recognized by the board. (d) The physician profile under Section 154.006 of a sponsoring physician or physician graduate must indicate in the manner prescribed by board rule that the sponsoring physician or physician graduate has entered into a supervising practice agreement. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 733 (H.B. 2038 ), Sec. 3.001, eff. September 1, 2025.