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Senate Bill 618 |
Senate Author: Carona |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Vo |
Previous law required a ringside physician and a timekeeper for a combative sports event to hold a license or registration issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and also authorized the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to adopt rules establishing practice requirements and specialty certifications for ringside physicians. Senate Bill 618 amends the Occupations Code to eliminate the TDLR licensing and registration requirements for such ringside physicians and timekeepers and to authorize the commission to adopt rules establishing selection criteria and procedures for the assignment of individuals who agree to act as ringside physicians and timekeepers. The bill revises the definition of "ringside physician" to mean an individual who has an unrestricted and unlimited license to practice medicine in Texas and who, by agreement, is assigned as the physician for a combative sports event.