(a) All applicants for a Texas medical license must meet the general eligibility requirements set forth in §155.003 of the Act.(b) All applicants must submit a completed application for licensure and all documents and information necessary to complete an applicant's request for licensure including, but not limited to:(1) the required fee of $817;(2) additional fees and surcharges as applicable;(3) Dean's Certification of Graduation form;(4) certified transcript of Examination Scores;(5) birth certificate or other similar proof of age;(6) graduate training verification;(7) Professional or Work History Evaluation forms demonstrating or relating to the practice of medicine for the preceding 5 years from the date of the application;(8) FBI/DPS Fingerprint Report;(9) documentation of alternate name or name change, if applicable;(10) medical school transcript, if requested;(11) specialty board certification, if applicable;(12) arrest records, if applicable;(13) malpractice records, if applicable;(14) treatment records for alcohol or substance use disorder or any physical or mental illness impacting the ability to practice, if applicable;(15) military orders or DD214, if applicable;(16) evidence of passage of the Texas Jurisprudence examination with at least a score of 75; and(17) any other documentation deemed necessary to process an application.(c) Applications are valid for one year from the date of submission. The one-year period can be extended for the following reasons:(1) delay in processing application;(2) referral of the applicant to the Licensure Committee;(3) unanticipated military assignments, medical reasons, or catastrophic events; or(4) other extenuating circumstances.(d) The board may allow substitute documents where exhaustive efforts on the applicant's part to secure the required documents are presented.