BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 3116
By: Delisi et al.
03-28-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

The Medical Practice Act requires all persons registered to
practice medicine in Texas to pay an annual registration fee in
order to be licensed by the Texas Board of Medical Examiners.

PURPOSE

H.B. 3116 exempts a retired physician providing voluntary charity
care from the annual registration fee.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency, or institution.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 3.01(g) of the Medical Practice Act,
(Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) by exempting retired
physicians who only practice voluntary charity care from paying the
annual registration fee.

SECTION 2. Specifies that this applies to registration fees that
are due on or after the effective date of this Act, and that fees
due before the effective date are still due.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
           Effective date: upon passage.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

H.B. 3116 was considered by the Public Health Committee in a public
hearing on March 28, 1995.

The following persons testified in favor of the bill:
Representative Greenberg, co-author of the bill.
Dr. Clift Price, M.D., representing Texas Pediatric Society.
Milton Turner, M.D., representing self.

The bill was reported favorably without amendment, with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of
5 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 PNV, and 4 Absent.