Relating to the issuance of a provisional license to practice medicine to certain foreign medical license holders with offers of employment; authorizing fees.

HB 2852 creates a new pathway for foreign-trained doctors to obtain a temporary medical license in Texas. It allows the Texas Medical Board to issue provisional licenses to applicants who have been licensed and practicing medicine in another country for three years, hold a medical degree from an international program, pass required exams, complete three years of residency abroad, and have a job offer from an accredited Texas healthcare facility (like a hospital or clinic with a graduate medical training program). The provisional license expires after two years and requires supervision by a fully licensed Texas physician. After two years of practice under this license, holders may apply for full licensure without additional exams.