(a) The board, or its designee may issue a temporary license to an applicant who:      
        (1) meets all the qualifications for a license under the Act but is waiting for the next scheduled meeting of the board for the license to be issued;       
        (2) seeks to temporarily substitute for a licensed physician assistant during the licensee's absence, if the applicant:                  (A) is licensed or registered in good standing in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia;                   (B) submits an application on a form prescribed by the board; and                   (C) pays the appropriate fee prescribed by the board;         
        (3) has graduated from an educational program for physician assistants accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission for the Education of Physician Assistants (ARC-PA) or by the committee's predecessor or successor entities no later than six months previous to the application for temporary licensure and is waiting for examination results from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; or       
        (4) has not, on a full-time basis, actively practiced as a physician assistant, as defined under §185.4(c) of this title (relating to Procedural Rules for Licensure Applicants), but meets guidelines set by the physician assistant board including, but not limited to, length of time out of active practice as a physician assistant and duration of temporary licenses.       
      (b) A temporary license may be valid for not more than one year from the date issued. A temporary license may be revoked at any time the board deems necessary.     
      (c) In order to be determined eligible for a temporary license, applicant must:      
        (1) be supervised by a physician who:                  (A) holds an active, unrestricted license as a physician in Texas;                   (B) has not been the subject of a disciplinary order, unless the order was administrative in nature; and                   (C) is not a relative or family member of the applicant; and         
        (2) present written verification from the physician who will be supervising the applicant that the physician will:                  (A) supervise the physician assistant according to rules adopted by the board; and                   (B) retain professional and legal responsibility for the care rendered by the physician assistant.         
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §185.7 adopted to be effective January 12, 1996, 21 TexReg 109; amended to be effective September 15, 1997, 22 TexReg 8998; amended to be effective September 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 9218; amended to be effective January 6, 2002, 26 TexReg 10867; amended to be effective November 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 10027; amended to be effective November 30, 2003, 28 TexReg 10494; amended to be effective June 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 5105; amended to be effective September 19, 2010, 35 TexReg 8354; amended to be effective September 28, 2014, 39 TexReg 7581; amended to be effective September 26, 2016, 41 TexReg 7484; amended to be effective September 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 5778