Sec. 206.206.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  The medical board may, through the executive director, issue a temporary license to an applicant who:
(1)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the medical board;
(2)  has passed an examination required by the medical board relating to the practice of surgical assisting;
(3)  pays the appropriate fee set by the medical board;
(4)  if licensed in another state, is licensed in good standing;  and
(5)  meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter and is waiting for the next scheduled meeting of the medical board for the license to be issued.
(b)  A temporary license is valid until the 100th day after the date issued and may be extended until the 130th day after the date issued.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.