89R18104 AND-D     By: Frank H.B. No. 879     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 879:     By:  VanDeaver C.S.H.B. No. 879       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health   care providers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 155.012 to read as follows:          Sec. 155.012.  LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a)   In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United   States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.          (b)  The board shall issue a license to practice medicine to   an applicant who:                (1)  is licensed in good standing as a physician in   another state;                (2)  is a veteran of the armed forces of the United   States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more   than one year before the application date for a license under this   section;                (3)  was, at the time of retiring from or leaving   military service:                      (A)  serving on active duty in this state; and                      (B)  authorized as a physician to treat persons   enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; and                (4)  has passed the Texas medical jurisprudence   examination.          (c)  The board may not issue a license under this section to   an applicant who:                (1)  was discharged or separated from the armed forces   of the United States:                      (A)  on the basis of substandard conduct; or                      (B)  for any act of misconduct or moral or   professional dereliction;                (2)  holds a medical license or a license to prescribe,   dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:                      (A)  is currently under active investigation; or                      (B)  is or was subject to a disciplinary order or   action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or                (3)  has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication   community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under   active investigation for the commission of:                      (A)  a felony; or                      (B)  a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows:          Sec. 301.262.  LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a)   In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United   States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.          (b)  The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to   an applicant who:                (1)  is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another   state;                (2)  is a veteran of the armed forces of the United   States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more   than one year before the application date for a license under this   section;                (3)  was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise   leaving military service:                      (A)  serving on active duty in this state; and                      (B)  authorized as a nurse to treat persons   enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; and                (4)  has passed the jurisprudence examination.          (c)  The board may not issue a license under this section to   an applicant who:                (1)  was discharged or separated from the armed forces   of the United States:                      (A)  on the basis of substandard conduct; or                      (B)  for any act of misconduct or moral or   professional dereliction;                (2)  holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe,   dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:                      (A)  is currently under active investigation; or                      (B)  is or was subject to a disciplinary order or   action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or                (3)  has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication   community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under   active investigation for the commission of:                      (A)  a felony; or                      (B)  a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.