SRC-MKV, BWC S.B. 171 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 171
By: Carona
Health & Human Services
5/23/2001
Enrolled


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

If a license to practice chiropractic has expired for one year or more, a
person must obtain a new license by reexamination and by complying with the
requirements for obtaining an original license.  S.B. 171 allows a person
to renew a license that has been expired for one year or more, if the Texas
Board of Chiropractic Examiners (board) determines that the person has
shown good cause for the failure to renew the license and the person pays
to the board the required renewal fee for each year in which the license
was expired and an additional fee, in an amount equal to the sum of the
examination fee for the license multiplied by the number of years the
license was expired, prorated for fractional years, and two times the
examination fee for the license.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners in SECTIONS 1 (Section 201.354, Occupations Code)
and 2 of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 201.354, Occupations Code, by amending
Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (g), as follows: 

(e)  Prohibits a person from renewing a license that has been expired for
one year or more except as provided by Subsection (g) and Section 201.355. 

(g)  Authorizes a person to renew a license that has been expired for one
year or more if certain requirements are met with the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.  Requires the Texas Board
of Chiropractic                    Examiners to adopt rules under Section
201.354(g), Occupations Code, not later                than January 1,
2002.  Makes application of the Act prospective.