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Senate Bill 911 |
Senate Author: Williams et al. |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Hamilton |
Senate Bill 911 amends the Occupations Code to establish a pain management clinic certification. The bill specifies the entities exempt from the certification requirement and sets out procedures relating to inspections, investigation of complaints, and certificate application, issuance, expiration, and renewal. The bill includes provisions relating to the regulation of persons affiliated with a pain management clinic and to disciplinary action. Provisions prohibiting the operation of a pain management clinic without certification take effect September 1, 2010, and all other provisions take effect September 1, 2009.