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Senate Bill 1625 |
Senate Author: Uresti |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Cortez et al. |
Senate Bill 1625 amends the Occupations Code to revise the authority and duties of the Texas Physician Assistant Board and certain licensing requirements, including submitting to a criminal history record information check. The bill establishes the rights of a physician assistant to refuse to engage in certain conduct relating to patient care and revises the requirements for a prescriptive authority agreement between a physician and a physician assistant.