Opinion No.

Honorable Brad Wright Chairman Committee on Public Health Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Licensing of out-of-state physicians

Dear Representative Wright:

You have requested an Attorney General's Opinion concerning the authority of the Texas Board of Medical Examiners. You state that the board has refused to grant a reciprocal license to a doctor licensed in Arkansas because that doctor took the Federation Licensing Exam (FLEX) before he graduated from medical school. Applicants for licensing by examination in Texas are not eligible to take the Texas…