Tex. Occupations Code § 156.053
TEMPORARY EXEMPTION
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- Tex. Occupations Code § 156.053, TEMPORARY EXEMPTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/697782
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(a) The board may temporarily exempt a license holder from the continuing medical education requirement on the basis of:
(1) catastrophic illness;
(2) military service outside this state for longer than one year;
(3) medical practice and residence outside the United States for longer than one year; or
(4) good cause shown on the written application of the license holder that provides evidence satisfactory to the board that the license holder is unable to comply with the requirement.
(b) A temporary exemption granted under Subsection (a) may not exceed one year but may be renewed.