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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for the renewal of a physician's |
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registration permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 156.001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) If the license holder supervises or delegates medical |
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acts to any non-physician health care provider, the license holder |
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shall attest on the registration renewal application that the |
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license holder has provided proper supervision and has properly |
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delegated medical acts: |
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(1) generally, for any non-physician health care |
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provider; and |
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(2) specifically, for any advanced practice |
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registered nurse or physician assistant with whom the license |
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holder has entered into a prescriptive authority agreement under |
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Section 157.0512. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas |
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Medical Board by rule shall prescribe the method by which a |
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physician who renews the physician's registration permit may make |
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and electronically sign the attestation required by Section |
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156.001(d-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 156.001(d-1), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an application for renewal of a |
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registration permit submitted on or after January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |