Bill Text: TX SB1742 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-24 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB1742 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1742-Introduced.html
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| By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 1742 | |
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| relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 12.0127, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
| (c) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department | ||
| shall provide an equal opportunity to request a waiver of the | ||
| foreign country residence requirement for a qualified alien | ||
| physician who agrees to practice medicine in: | ||
| (1) a medically underserved area; or | ||
| (2) a health professional shortage area. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
