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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring an opportunity for an annual physical |
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examination for certain students, interns, residents, and fellows |
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enrolled in or receiving residency training or clinical education |
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from public and private medical schools and graduate medical |
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education programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9521. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL AND |
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GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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(2) "Graduate medical education program" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 58A.001. |
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(3) "Medical school" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 61.501. |
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(b) The coordinating board by rule shall require medical |
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schools and graduate medical education programs to, for each |
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student, intern, resident, and fellow, as applicable, enrolled in |
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the medical school or receiving residency training or clinical |
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education under the graduate medical education program, as |
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applicable: |
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(1) designate a time during each academic year to |
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receive a physical examination; and |
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(2) provide notification of the availability and |
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importance of receiving an annual physical examination. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |