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House Bill 1504 |
House Author: Paddie |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols |
House Bill 1504 amends the Occupations Code to continue the Texas Medical Board (TMB) until September 1, 2031, and to provide for certain across‑the‑board sunset provisions, including provisions regarding training for members of the TMB, the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, and the Texas Board of Respiratory Care and provisions establishing criminal history record checks for an acupuncturist license and a surgical assistant license. Among other provisions, the bill establishes a radiologist assistant certificate and sets out provisions relating to the update of a physician's TMB profile, TMB licensure and enforcement processes, and an expedited licensing process for certain out‑of‑state applicants for a license to practice medicine.