By Maxey                                              H.B. No. 3198
         77R6621 SMH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the establishment of an electronic system for
 1-3     occupational licensing transactions, public access to certain
 1-4     information regarding license holders, and fees imposed by
 1-5     occupational licensing agencies.
 1-6           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-7           SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by
 1-8     adding Subchapter I to read as follows:
 1-9         SUBCHAPTER I.  ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
1-10                                TRANSACTIONS
1-11           Sec. 2054.251.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
1-12                 (1)  "Licensing authority" means a department,
1-13     commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a
1-14     political subdivision of the state that issues an occupational
1-15     license.
1-16                 (2)  "Occupational license" means a license,
1-17     certificate, registration, or other form of authorization that a
1-18     person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business,
1-19     occupation, or profession.
1-20           Sec. 2054.252.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  The following licensing
1-21     authorities shall participate in the system established under
1-22     Section 2054.253:
1-23                 (1)  State Board of Barber Examiners;
1-24                 (2)  Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
 2-1                 (3)  Texas Cosmetology Commission;
 2-2                 (4)  Court Reporters Certification Board;
 2-3                 (5)  State Board of Dental Examiners;
 2-4                 (6)  Texas Funeral Service Commission;
 2-5                 (7)  Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying;
 2-6                 (8)  Texas State Board of Medical Examiners;
 2-7                 (9)  Board of Nurse Examiners;
 2-8                 (10)  Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners;
 2-9                 (11)  Texas Optometry Board;
2-10                 (12)  Texas Structural Pest Control Board;
2-11                 (13)  Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
2-12                 (14)  Executive Council of Physical Therapy and
2-13     Occupational Therapy Examiners;
2-14                 (15)  Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;
2-15                 (16)  Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners;
2-16                 (17)  Board of Tax Professional Examiners;
2-17                 (18)  Polygraph Examiners Board;
2-18                 (19)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists;
2-19                 (20)  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
2-20                 (21)  Texas Real Estate Commission; and
2-21                 (22)  Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification
2-22     Board.
2-23           (b)  A licensing authority other than an authority listed by
2-24     Subsection (a) may participate in the system established under
2-25     Section 2054.253, subject to the approval of the department.
2-26           Sec. 2054.253.  ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
2-27     TRANSACTIONS.  (a)  The department shall administer a common
 3-1     electronic system using the Internet through which a licensing
 3-2     authority can electronically:
 3-3                 (1)  send occupational licenses, profiles of license
 3-4     holders, and other documents to persons regulated by the authority
 3-5     and to the public;
 3-6                 (2)  receive applications for occupational licenses,
 3-7     complaints, and other documents for filing from persons regulated
 3-8     by the authority and from the public, including documents that can
 3-9     be electronically signed if necessary; and
3-10                 (3)  receive required payments from persons regulated
3-11     by the authority and from the public.
3-12           (b)  The department may implement this section in phases.
3-13     Each licensing authority that participates in the system
3-14     established under this section shall comply with the schedule
3-15     established by the department.
3-16           (c)  The department may use any Internet portal established
3-17     under a demonstration project administered by the department.
3-18           (d)  The department may contract with a private vendor to
3-19     implement this section.
3-20           (e)  The department shall charge fees in amounts sufficient
3-21     to cover the cost of implementing this section.  The department may
3-22     charge:
3-23                 (1)  a transaction fee for each transaction performed
3-24     on the system; and
3-25                 (2)  a subscription fee to be paid by each licensing
3-26     authority that participates in the system.
3-27           (f)  A licensing authority that participates in the system is
 4-1     exempt from subscription fees under Subsection (e)(2) if the
 4-2     department determines that the authority has established an
 4-3     Internet portal that is performing the functions described by
 4-4     Subsection (a).
 4-5           (g)  The amount of a subscription fee under Subsection (e)(2)
 4-6     must be approved by the Legislative Budget Board.
 4-7           (h)  Each licensing authority shall increase the license
 4-8     renewal fees imposed by the authority by an amount sufficient to
 4-9     cover the cost of the subscription fee imposed on the authority
4-10     under Subsection (e)(2) but not to exceed:
4-11                 (1)  $10 for a license that is required to be renewed
4-12     annually; or
4-13                 (2)  $20 for a license that is required to be renewed
4-14     biennially.
4-15           Sec. 2054.254.  STEERING COMMITTEE. (a)  The steering
4-16     committee for electronic occupational licensing transactions
4-17     consists of a representative of each of the following, appointed by
4-18     its governing body:
4-19                 (1)  each licensing authority listed by Section
4-20     2054.252(a); and
4-21                 (2)  the department.
4-22           (b)  The governing body of a licensing authority described by
4-23     Section 2054.252(b) may appoint a representative to the committee.
4-24           (c)  A member of the committee serves at the will of the
4-25     authority that appointed the member.
4-26           (d)  The representative of the department is the presiding
4-27     officer of the committee.  The committee shall meet as prescribed
 5-1     by committee procedures or at the call of the presiding officer.
 5-2           (e)  The committee shall advise the department regarding the
 5-3     department's implementation of Section 2054.253.
 5-4           (f)  Chapter 2110 does not apply to the size, composition, or
 5-5     duration of the committee.  Any reimbursement of the expenses of a
 5-6     member of the committee may be paid only from funds available to
 5-7     the governmental entity the member represents.
 5-8           SECTION 2. Section 153.051(b), Occupations Code, is amended
 5-9     to read as follows:
5-10           (b)  The board may not adjust a fee established on or before
5-11     August 31, 2001 [September 1, 1993], to an amount less than the
5-12     amount of the fee on August 31, 2001 [September 1, 1993].
5-13           SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 201, Occupations Code, is
5-14     amended by adding Section 201.206 to read as follows:
5-15           Sec. 201.206.  CHIROPRACTOR PROFILES. (a)  The board shall
5-16     create a profile of each chiropractor.  The profile must:
5-17                 (1)  include the information required by Subsection
5-18     (b); and
5-19                 (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
5-20     make the information contained in the profile available to the
5-21     public.
5-22           (b)  A profile must contain the following information on each
5-23     chiropractor:
5-24                 (1)  the name of the chiropractic school from which the
5-25     chiropractor graduated and the date of graduation;
5-26                 (2)  any specialty certification held by the
5-27     chiropractor;
 6-1                 (3)  the number of years the chiropractor has actively
 6-2     practiced chiropractic in:
 6-3                       (A)  the United States or Canada; and
 6-4                       (B)  this state;
 6-5                 (4)  the name of each hospital in this state in which
 6-6     the chiropractor has privileges, if chiropractors are eligible for
 6-7     those privileges;
 6-8                 (5)  the chiropractor's primary practice location;
 6-9                 (6)  the type of language translating services,
6-10     including translating services for a person with impairment of
6-11     hearing, that the chiropractor provides at the chiropractor's
6-12     primary practice location;
6-13                 (7)  whether the chiropractor participates in the
6-14     Medicaid program;
6-15                 (8)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
6-16     misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
6-17     misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
6-18     date of the profile;
6-19                 (9)  a description of any charges reported to the board
6-20     during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
6-21     which the chiropractor has pleaded no contest, for which the
6-22     chiropractor is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial
6-23     diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the
6-24     matter was continued by a court;
6-25                 (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
6-26     the chiropractor by the board during the 10-year period preceding
6-27     the date of the profile;
 7-1                 (11)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 7-2     the chiropractor by a chiropractor licensing board of another state
 7-3     during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
 7-4                 (12)  whether the chiropractor's patient service areas
 7-5     are accessible to disabled persons, as defined by federal law; and
 7-6                 (13)  a description of any complaint against the
 7-7     chiropractor filed with the board and the status of the complaint,
 7-8     if the information is available to the public on written request.
 7-9           (c)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
7-10     that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course of the
7-11     board's duties shall be obtained from a chiropractor at the time
7-12     the chiropractor renews the chiropractor's license.  In requesting
7-13     information from the chiropractor, the board shall:
7-14                 (1)  inform the chiropractor that compliance with the
7-15     request for information is mandatory;
7-16                 (2)  inform the chiropractor of the date the
7-17     information will be made available to the public; and
7-18                 (3)  instruct the chiropractor about any requirements
7-19     regarding correction of errors in the chiropractor's profile.
7-20           (d)  This section does not:
7-21                 (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
7-22     information regarding the significance of categories in which
7-23     malpractice settlements are reported; or
7-24                 (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
7-25     settlement information.
7-26           (e)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint may not be
7-27     disclosed to the public by the board. This subsection does not
 8-1     prevent the board from investigating and disciplining a
 8-2     chiropractor on the basis of a pending malpractice claim or
 8-3     complaint.
 8-4           (f)  The board shall provide a chiropractor with a copy of
 8-5     the chiropractor's profile if the chiropractor requests a copy at
 8-6     the time the chiropractor renews the chiropractor's license.
 8-7           (g)  The board shall update the information contained in a
 8-8     chiropractor's profile annually. The board shall adopt a form that
 8-9     allows a chiropractor to update or correct information contained in
8-10     the chiropractor's profile.  The form shall be made available on
8-11     the Internet and in other formats as prescribed by board rule.  The
8-12     board may adopt rules concerning the type and content of additional
8-13     information that may be included in a chiropractor's profile.
8-14           (h)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
8-15     this section.
8-16           SECTION 4. Subchapter E, Chapter 202, Occupations Code, is
8-17     amended by adding Section 202.206 to read as follows:
8-18           Sec. 202.206.  PODIATRIST PROFILES. (a)  The board shall
8-19     create a profile of each podiatrist. The profile must:
8-20                 (1)  include the information required by Subsection
8-21     (b); and
8-22                 (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
8-23     make the information contained in the profile available to the
8-24     public.
8-25           (b)  A profile must contain the following information on each
8-26     podiatrist:
8-27                 (1)  the name of the school of podiatry or chiropody
 9-1     from which the podiatrist graduated and the date of graduation;
 9-2                 (2)  any specialty certification held by the
 9-3     podiatrist;
 9-4                 (3)  the number of years the podiatrist has actively
 9-5     practiced podiatry in:
 9-6                       (A)  the United States; and
 9-7                       (B)  this state;
 9-8                 (4)  the name of each hospital in this state in which
 9-9     the podiatrist has privileges;
9-10                 (5)  the podiatrist's primary practice location;
9-11                 (6)  the type of language translating services,
9-12     including translating services for a person with impairment of
9-13     hearing, that the podiatrist provides at the podiatrist's  primary
9-14     practice location;
9-15                 (7)  whether the podiatrist participates in the
9-16     Medicaid program;
9-17                 (8)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
9-18     misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
9-19     misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
9-20     date of the profile;
9-21                 (9)  a description of any charges reported to the board
9-22     during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
9-23     which the podiatrist has pleaded no contest, for which the
9-24     podiatrist is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial
9-25     diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the
9-26     matter was continued by a court;
9-27                 (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 10-1    the podiatrist by the board during the 10-year period preceding the
 10-2    date of the profile;
 10-3                (11)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 10-4    the podiatrist by a podiatrist licensing board of another state
 10-5    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
 10-6                (12)  a description of the final resolution taken by
 10-7    the board on each malpractice claim or complaint required to be
 10-8    opened by the board under Section 202.353(i);
 10-9                (13)  whether the podiatrist's patient service areas
10-10    are accessible to disabled persons, as defined by federal law; and
10-11                (14)  a description of any complaint against the
10-12    podiatrist filed with the board and the status of the complaint, if
10-13    the information is available to the public on written request.
10-14          (c)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
10-15    that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course of the
10-16    board's duties shall be obtained from a podiatrist at the time the
10-17    podiatrist renews the podiatrist's license.  In requesting
10-18    information from the podiatrist, the board shall:
10-19                (1)  inform the podiatrist that compliance with the
10-20    request for information is mandatory;
10-21                (2)  inform the podiatrist of the date the information
10-22    will be made available to the public; and
10-23                (3)  instruct the podiatrist about any requirements
10-24    regarding correction of errors in the podiatrist's profile.
10-25          (d)  This section does not:
10-26                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
10-27    information regarding the significance of categories in which
 11-1    malpractice settlements are reported; or
 11-2                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
 11-3    settlement information.
 11-4          (e)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint, other than a
 11-5    claim disclosed under Subsection (b)(12), may not be disclosed to
 11-6    the public by the board.  This subsection does not prevent the
 11-7    board from investigating and disciplining a podiatrist on the basis
 11-8    of a pending malpractice claim or complaint.
 11-9          (f)  The board shall provide a podiatrist with a copy of the
11-10    podiatrist's profile if the podiatrist requests a copy at the time
11-11    the podiatrist renews the podiatrist's license.
11-12          (g)  The board shall update the information contained in a
11-13    podiatrist's profile annually. The board shall adopt a form that
11-14    allows a podiatrist to update or correct information contained in
11-15    the podiatrist's profile. The form shall be made available on the
11-16    Internet and in other formats as prescribed by board rule. The
11-17    board may adopt rules concerning the type and content of additional
11-18    information that may be included in a podiatrist's profile.
11-19          (h)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
11-20    this section.
11-21          SECTION 5. Chapter 255, Occupations Code, is amended by
11-22    adding Section 255.009 to read as follows:
11-23          Sec. 255.009.  DENTIST PROFILES. (a)  The board shall create
11-24    a profile of each dentist. The profile must:
11-25                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
11-26    (b); and
11-27                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
 12-1    make the information contained in the profile available to the
 12-2    public.
 12-3          (b)  A profile must contain the following information on each
 12-4    dentist:
 12-5                (1)  the name of the dental school from which the
 12-6    dentist graduated, the date of graduation, and a statement
 12-7    regarding whether at the time of graduation the school was
 12-8    accredited as described by Section 256.002(a)(3)(A);
 12-9                (2)  if the dentist is a graduate of a dental school
12-10    that was not accredited at the time of graduation as described by
12-11    Section 256.002(a)(3)(A):
12-12                      (A)  the American Dental Association approved
12-13    specialty in which the dentist received training as described by
12-14    Section 256.002(a)(3)(B);
12-15                      (B)  the name of the institution that provided
12-16    the training; and
12-17                      (C)  the date the dentist completed the training;
12-18                (3)  the number of years the dentist has actively
12-19    practiced dentistry in:
12-20                      (A)  the United States or Canada; and
12-21                      (B)  this state;
12-22                (4)  the name of each hospital in this state in which
12-23    the dentist has privileges;
12-24                (5)  the dentist's primary practice location;
12-25                (6)  the type of language translating services,
12-26    including translating services for a person with impairment of
12-27    hearing, that the dentist provides at the dentist's primary
 13-1    practice location;
 13-2                (7)  whether the dentist participates in the Medicaid
 13-3    program;
 13-4                (8)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
 13-5    misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
 13-6    misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
 13-7    date of the profile;
 13-8                (9)  a description of any charges reported to the board
 13-9    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
13-10    which the dentist has pleaded no contest, for which the dentist is
13-11    the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial diversion, or in
13-12    which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the matter was
13-13    continued by a court;
13-14                (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
13-15    the dentist by the board during the 10-year period preceding the
13-16    date of the profile;
13-17                (11)  a description of any disciplinary action against
13-18    the dentist by a dentist licensing board of another state during
13-19    the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
13-20                (12)  whether the dentist's patient service areas are
13-21    accessible to disabled persons, as defined by federal law; and
13-22                (13)  a description of any complaint against the
13-23    dentist filed with the board and the status of the complaint, if
13-24    the information is available to the public on written request.
13-25          (c)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
13-26    that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course of the
13-27    board's duties shall be obtained from a dentist at the time the
 14-1    dentist renews the dentist's license.  In requesting information
 14-2    from the dentist, the board shall:
 14-3                (1)  inform the dentist that compliance with the
 14-4    request for information is mandatory;
 14-5                (2)  inform the dentist of the date the information
 14-6    will be made available to the public; and
 14-7                (3)  instruct the dentist about any requirements
 14-8    regarding correction of errors in the dentist's profile.
 14-9          (d)  This section does not:
14-10                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
14-11    information regarding the significance of categories in which
14-12    malpractice settlements are reported; or
14-13                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
14-14    settlement information.
14-15          (e)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint may not be
14-16    disclosed to the public by the board. This subsection does not
14-17    prevent the board from investigating and disciplining a dentist on
14-18    the basis of a pending malpractice claim or complaint.
14-19          (f)  The board shall provide a dentist with a copy of the
14-20    dentist's profile if the dentist requests a copy at the time the
14-21    dentist renews the dentist's license.
14-22          (g)  The board shall update the information contained in a
14-23    dentist's profile annually.  The board shall adopt a form that
14-24    allows a dentist to update or correct information contained in the
14-25    dentist's profile.  The form shall be made available on the
14-26    Internet and in other formats as prescribed by board rule.  The
14-27    board may adopt rules concerning the type and content of additional
 15-1    information that may be included in a dentist's profile.
 15-2          (h)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
 15-3    this section.
 15-4          SECTION 6. Subchapter E, Chapter 351, Occupations Code, is
 15-5    amended by adding Section 351.206 to read as follows:
 15-6          Sec. 351.206.  OPTOMETRIST AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST
 15-7    PROFILES. (a)  The board shall create a profile of each optometrist
 15-8    and therapeutic optometrist. The profile must:
 15-9                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
15-10    (b); and
15-11                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
15-12    make the information contained in the profile available to the
15-13    public.
15-14          (b)  A profile must contain the following information on each
15-15    optometrist or therapeutic optometrist:
15-16                (1)  the name of the college of optometry from which
15-17    the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist graduated and the date
15-18    of graduation;
15-19                (2)  in the case of a therapeutic optometrist, a
15-20    description of the additional education required for licensure as a
15-21    therapeutic optometrist and:
15-22                      (A)  the name of the educational institution from
15-23    which the therapeutic optometrist obtained the education;
15-24                      (B)  the date the therapeutic optometrist
15-25    completed the education; and
15-26                      (C)  the date the therapeutic optometrist was
15-27    licensed as a therapeutic optometrist;
 16-1                (3)  in the case of an optometric glaucoma specialist,
 16-2    a description of the additional education required for
 16-3    certification as an optometric glaucoma specialist and:
 16-4                      (A)  the name of the educational institution from
 16-5    which the optometric glaucoma specialist obtained the education;
 16-6                      (B)  the date the optometric glaucoma specialist
 16-7    completed the education; and
 16-8                      (C)  the date the optometric glaucoma specialist
 16-9    was certified as an optometric glaucoma specialist;
16-10                (4)  any specialty certification held by the
16-11    optometrist or therapeutic optometrist and issued by the board;
16-12                (5)  the number of years the optometrist or therapeutic
16-13    optometrist has actively practiced optometry or therapeutic
16-14    optometry in:
16-15                      (A)  the United States; and
16-16                      (B)  this state;
16-17                (6)  the name of each hospital in this state in which
16-18    the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist has privileges;
16-19                (7)  the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's
16-20    primary practice location;
16-21                (8)  the type of language translating services,
16-22    including translating services for a person with impairment of
16-23    hearing, that the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist provides
16-24    at the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's primary practice
16-25    location;
16-26                (9)  whether the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
16-27    participates in the Medicaid program;
 17-1                (10)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
 17-2    misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
 17-3    misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
 17-4    date of the profile;
 17-5                (11)  a description of any charges reported to the
 17-6    board during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile
 17-7    to which the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist has pleaded no
 17-8    contest, for which the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist is
 17-9    the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial diversion, or in
17-10    which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the matter was
17-11    continued by a court;
17-12                (12)  a description of any disciplinary action against
17-13    the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist by the board during the
17-14    10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
17-15                (13)  a description of any disciplinary action against
17-16    the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist by an optometrist or
17-17    therapeutic optometrist licensing board of another state during the
17-18    10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
17-19                (14)  whether the optometrist's or therapeutic
17-20    optometrist's patient service areas are accessible to disabled
17-21    persons, as defined by federal law; and
17-22                (15)  a description of any complaint against the
17-23    optometrist or therapeutic optometrist filed with the board and the
17-24    status of the complaint, if the information is available to the
17-25    public on written request.
17-26          (c)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
17-27    that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course of the
 18-1    board's duties shall be obtained from an optometrist or therapeutic
 18-2    optometrist at the time the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
 18-3    renews the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's license.  In
 18-4    requesting information from the optometrist or therapeutic
 18-5    optometrist, the board shall:
 18-6                (1)  inform the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
 18-7    that compliance with the request for information is mandatory;
 18-8                (2)  inform the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
 18-9    of the date the information will be made available to the public;
18-10    and
18-11                (3)  instruct the optometrist or therapeutic
18-12    optometrist about any requirements regarding correction of errors
18-13    in the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's profile.
18-14          (d)  This section does not:
18-15                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
18-16    information regarding the significance of categories in which
18-17    malpractice settlements are reported; or
18-18                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
18-19    settlement information.
18-20          (e)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint may not be
18-21    disclosed to the public by the board. This subsection does not
18-22    prevent the board from investigating and disciplining an
18-23    optometrist or therapeutic optometrist on the basis of a pending
18-24    malpractice claim or complaint.
18-25          (f)  The board shall provide an optometrist or therapeutic
18-26    optometrist with a copy of the optometrist's or therapeutic
18-27    optometrist's profile if the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
 19-1    requests a copy at the time the optometrist or therapeutic
 19-2    optometrist renews the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's
 19-3    license.
 19-4          (g)  The board shall update the information contained in an
 19-5    optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's profile annually. The
 19-6    board shall adopt a form that allows an optometrist or therapeutic
 19-7    optometrist to update or correct information contained in the
 19-8    optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's  profile. The form shall
 19-9    be made available on the Internet and in other formats as
19-10    prescribed by board rule. The board may adopt rules concerning the
19-11    type and content of additional information that may be included in
19-12    an optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's profile.
19-13          (h)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
19-14    this section.
19-15          SECTION 7. Subchapter D, Chapter 453, Occupations Code, is
19-16    amended by adding Section 453.156 to read as follows:
19-17          Sec. 453.156.  PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND PHYSICAL THERAPY
19-18    FACILITY PROFILES. (a)  The board shall create a profile of each
19-19    physical therapist. The therapist profile must:
19-20                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
19-21    (b); and
19-22                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
19-23    make the information contained in the profile available to the
19-24    public.
19-25          (b)  A therapist profile must contain the following
19-26    information on each physical therapist:
19-27                (1)  a description of the accredited physical therapy
 20-1    educational program or equivalent program described by Section
 20-2    453.203 completed by the physical therapist, including:
 20-3                      (A)  the name of the institution of higher
 20-4    education with which the program is associated, if applicable; and
 20-5                      (B)  the date the physical therapist completed
 20-6    the program;
 20-7                (2)  any specialty certification held by the physical
 20-8    therapist;
 20-9                (3)  the number of years the physical therapist has
20-10    been licensed to practice physical therapy in:
20-11                      (A)  the United States; and
20-12                      (B)  this state;
20-13                (4)  the physical therapist's practice locations;
20-14                (5)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
20-15    misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
20-16    misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
20-17    date of the profile;
20-18                (6)  a description of any charges reported to the board
20-19    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
20-20    which the physical therapist has pleaded no contest, for which the
20-21    physical therapist is the subject of deferred adjudication or
20-22    pretrial diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were
20-23    found and the matter was continued by a court;
20-24                (7)  a description of, or a copy of an order imposing,
20-25    any disciplinary action against the physical therapist by the board
20-26    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile or a
20-27    longer period as specified by board rule;
 21-1                (8)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 21-2    the physical therapist by a physical therapist licensing board of
 21-3    another state during the 10-year period preceding the date of the
 21-4    profile; and
 21-5                (9)  a description of, and the status of, any formal
 21-6    complaint against the physical therapist filed with the board and
 21-7    referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
 21-8          (c)  The board shall create a profile of each physical
 21-9    therapy facility.  The facility profile must:
21-10                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
21-11    (d); and
21-12                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
21-13    make the information contained in the profile available to the
21-14    public.
21-15          (d)  A facility profile must contain the following
21-16    information with regard to each physical therapy facility:
21-17                (1)  a brief description of the major services provided
21-18    by the facility;
21-19                (2)  the physical address and telephone number of the
21-20    facility;
21-21                (3)  for each state in which the facility is
21-22    registered:
21-23                      (A)  the state;
21-24                      (B)  the registration number of the registration;
21-25    and
21-26                      (C)  the date the registration was issued;
21-27                (4)  the name of the physical therapist-in-charge of
 22-1    the facility;
 22-2                (5)  the name and license number of each physical
 22-3    therapist employed at the facility;
 22-4                (6)  the name of each owner of an interest in the
 22-5    facility and, if the facility is owned by a partnership or
 22-6    corporation, the name of each managing officer of the partnership
 22-7    or corporation;
 22-8                (7)  the type of language translating services,
 22-9    including translating services for a person with impairment of
22-10    hearing, that the facility provides;
22-11                (8)  whether the facility participates in the Medicaid
22-12    program;
22-13                (9)  a description of, or a copy of an order imposing,
22-14    any disciplinary action against the facility by the board during
22-15    the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile or a longer
22-16    period as specified by board rule;
22-17                (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
22-18    the facility by a physical therapy facility registration board of
22-19    another state during the 10-year period preceding the date of the
22-20    profile;
22-21                (11)  whether the facility is accessible to disabled
22-22    persons, as defined by federal law; and
22-23                (12)  a description of, and the status of, any formal
22-24    complaint against the facility filed with the board and referred to
22-25    the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
22-26          (e)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
22-27    or (d)  that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course
 23-1    of the board's duties shall be obtained from a physical therapist
 23-2    or physical therapy facility at the time the physical therapist or
 23-3    facility renews the physical therapist's or facility's license or
 23-4    registration.  In requesting information from the physical
 23-5    therapist or facility, the board shall:
 23-6                (1)  inform the physical therapist or facility that
 23-7    compliance with the request for information is mandatory;
 23-8                (2)  inform the physical therapist or facility of the
 23-9    date the information will be made available to the public; and
23-10                (3)  instruct the physical therapist or facility about
23-11    any requirements regarding correction of errors in the physical
23-12    therapist's or facility's profile.
23-13          (f)  This section does not:
23-14                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
23-15    information regarding the significance of categories in which
23-16    malpractice settlements are reported; or
23-17                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
23-18    settlement information.
23-19          (g)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint may not be
23-20    disclosed to the public by the board.  This subsection does not
23-21    prevent the board from investigating and disciplining a physical
23-22    therapist or physical therapy facility on the basis of a pending
23-23    malpractice claim or complaint.
23-24          (h)  The board shall provide a physical therapist or physical
23-25    therapy facility with a copy of the physical therapist's or
23-26    facility's profile if the physical therapist or facility requests a
23-27    copy at the time the physical therapist or facility renews the
 24-1    physical therapist's or facility's license or registration.
 24-2          (i)  The board shall update the information contained in a
 24-3    physical therapist's or physical therapy facility's profile
 24-4    annually.  The board shall adopt a form that allows a physical
 24-5    therapist or facility to update or correct information contained in
 24-6    the physical therapist's or facility's profile.  The form shall be
 24-7    made available on the Internet and in other formats as prescribed
 24-8    by board rule.  The board may adopt rules concerning the type and
 24-9    content of additional information that may be included in a
24-10    physical therapist's or facility's profile.
24-11          (j)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
24-12    this section.
24-13          SECTION 8.  Subchapter D, Chapter 454, Occupations Code, is
24-14    amended by adding Section 454.155 to read as follows:
24-15          Sec. 454.155.  OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND OCCUPATIONAL
24-16    THERAPY FACILITY PROFILES.  (a)  The board shall create a profile
24-17    of each occupational therapist.  The therapist profile must:
24-18                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
24-19    (b); and
24-20                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
24-21    make the information contained in the profile available to the
24-22    public.
24-23          (b)  A therapist profile must contain the following
24-24    information on each occupational therapist:
24-25                (1)  a description of the baccalaureate or postgraduate
24-26    degree in occupational therapy conferred on, or of the
24-27    undergraduate course work in occupational therapy completed by, the
 25-1    occupational therapist, as required by Section 454.204(1),
 25-2    including:
 25-3                      (A)  the name of the educational institution that
 25-4    conferred the degree or where the courses were taken; and
 25-5                      (B)  the date the degree was conferred or the
 25-6    courses were completed;
 25-7                (2)  any specialty certification held by the
 25-8    occupational therapist;
 25-9                (3)  the number of years the occupational therapist has
25-10    been licensed to practice occupational therapy in:
25-11                      (A)  the United States; and
25-12                      (B)  this state;
25-13                (4)  the occupational therapist's practice locations;
25-14                (5)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
25-15    misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
25-16    misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
25-17    date of the profile;
25-18                (6)  a description of any charges reported to the board
25-19    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
25-20    which the occupational therapist has pleaded no contest, for which
25-21    the occupational therapist is the subject of deferred adjudication
25-22    or pretrial diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were
25-23    found and the matter was continued by a court;
25-24                (7)  a description of, or a copy of an order imposing,
25-25    any disciplinary action against the occupational therapist by the
25-26    board during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile
25-27    or a longer period as specified by board rule;
 26-1                (8)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 26-2    the occupational therapist by an occupational therapist licensing
 26-3    board of another state during the 10-year period preceding the date
 26-4    of the profile; and
 26-5                (9)  a description of, and the status of, any formal
 26-6    complaint against the occupational therapist filed with the board
 26-7    and referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
 26-8          (c)  The board shall create a profile of each occupational
 26-9    therapy facility.  The facility profile must:
26-10                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
26-11    (d); and
26-12                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
26-13    make the information contained in the profile available to the
26-14    public.
26-15          (d)  A facility profile must contain the following
26-16    information with regard to each occupational therapy facility:
26-17                (1)  a brief description of the major services provided
26-18    by the facility;
26-19                (2)  the physical address and telephone number of the
26-20    facility;
26-21                (3)  for each state in which the facility is
26-22    registered:
26-23                      (A)  the state;
26-24                      (B)  the registration number of the registration;
26-25    and
26-26                      (C)  the date the registration was issued;
26-27                (4)  the name of the occupational therapist-in-charge
 27-1    of the facility;
 27-2                (5)  the name and license number of each occupational
 27-3    therapist employed at the facility;
 27-4                (6)  the name of each owner of an interest in the
 27-5    facility and, if the facility is owned by a partnership or
 27-6    corporation, the name of each managing officer of the partnership
 27-7    or corporation;
 27-8                (7)  the type of language translating services,
 27-9    including translating services for a person with impairment of
27-10    hearing, that the facility provides;
27-11                (8)  whether the facility participates in the Medicaid
27-12    program;
27-13                (9)  a description of, or a copy of an order imposing,
27-14    any disciplinary action against the facility by the board during
27-15    the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile or a longer
27-16    period as specified by board rule;
27-17                (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
27-18    the facility by an occupational therapy facility registration board
27-19    of another state during the 10-year period preceding the date of
27-20    the profile;
27-21                (11)  whether the facility is accessible to disabled
27-22    persons, as defined by federal law; and
27-23                (12)  a description of, and the status of, any formal
27-24    complaint against the facility filed with the board and referred to
27-25    the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
27-26          (e)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
27-27    or (d)  that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course
 28-1    of the board's duties shall be obtained from an occupational
 28-2    therapist or occupational therapy facility at the time the
 28-3    occupational therapist or facility renews the occupational
 28-4    therapist's or facility's license or registration.  In requesting
 28-5    information from the occupational therapist or facility, the board
 28-6    shall:
 28-7                (1)  inform the occupational therapist or facility that
 28-8    compliance with the request for information is mandatory;
 28-9                (2)  inform the occupational therapist or facility of
28-10    the date the information will be made available to the public; and
28-11                (3)  instruct the occupational therapist or facility
28-12    about any requirements regarding correction of errors in the
28-13    occupational therapist's or facility's profile.
28-14          (f)  This section does not:
28-15                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
28-16    information regarding the significance of categories in which
28-17    malpractice settlements are reported; or
28-18                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
28-19    settlement information.
28-20          (g)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint may not be
28-21    disclosed to the public by the board.  This subsection does not
28-22    prevent the board from investigating and disciplining an
28-23    occupational therapist or occupational therapy facility on the
28-24    basis of a pending malpractice claim or complaint.
28-25          (h)  The board shall provide an occupational therapist or
28-26    occupational therapy facility with a copy of the occupational
28-27    therapist's or facility's profile if the occupational therapist or
 29-1    facility requests a copy at the time the occupational therapist or
 29-2    facility renews the occupational therapist's or facility's license
 29-3    or registration.
 29-4          (i)  The board shall update the information contained in an
 29-5    occupational therapist's or occupational therapy facility's profile
 29-6    annually.  The board shall adopt a form that allows an occupational
 29-7    therapist or facility to update or correct information contained in
 29-8    the occupational therapist's or facility's profile.  The form shall
 29-9    be made available on the Internet and in other formats as
29-10    prescribed by board rule.  The board may adopt rules concerning the
29-11    type and content of additional information that may be included in
29-12    an occupational therapist's or facility's profile.
29-13          (j)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
29-14    this section.
29-15          SECTION 9. Subchapter E, Chapter 501, Occupations Code, is
29-16    amended by adding Section 501.207 to read as follows:
29-17          Sec. 501.207.  PSYCHOLOGIST PROFILES. (a)  The board shall
29-18    create a profile of each psychologist. The profile must:
29-19                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
29-20    (b); and
29-21                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
29-22    make the information contained in the profile available to the
29-23    public.
29-24          (b)  A profile must contain the following information on each
29-25    psychologist:
29-26                (1)  a description of the doctoral degree described by
29-27    Section 501.255 that was conferred on the psychologist, including:
 30-1                      (A)  the field in which the degree was conferred;
 30-2                      (B)  the name of the educational institution that
 30-3    conferred the degree; and
 30-4                      (C)  the date the degree was conferred;
 30-5                (2)  any specialty certification held by the
 30-6    psychologist and issued by the board;
 30-7                (3)  the number of years the psychologist has actively
 30-8    practiced psychology in:
 30-9                      (A)  the United States or Canada; and
30-10                      (B)  this state;
30-11                (4)  the name of each hospital in this state in which
30-12    the psychologist has privileges, if psychologists are eligible for
30-13    those privileges;
30-14                (5)  the psychologist's primary practice location;
30-15                (6)  the type of language translating services,
30-16    including translating services for a person with impairment of
30-17    hearing, that the psychologist provides at the psychologist's
30-18    primary practice location;
30-19                (7)  whether the psychologist participates in the
30-20    Medicaid program;
30-21                (8)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
30-22    misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
30-23    misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
30-24    date of the profile;
30-25                (9)  a description of any charges reported to the board
30-26    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
30-27    which the psychologist has pleaded no contest, for which the
 31-1    psychologist is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial
 31-2    diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the
 31-3    matter was continued by a court;
 31-4                (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 31-5    the psychologist by the board during the 10-year period preceding
 31-6    the date of the profile;
 31-7                (11)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 31-8    the psychologist by a psychologist licensing board of another state
 31-9    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
31-10                (12)  whether the psychologist's patient service areas
31-11    are accessible to disabled persons, as defined by federal law; and
31-12                (13)  a description of any complaint against the
31-13    psychologist filed with the board and the status of the complaint,
31-14    if the information is available to the public on written request.
31-15          (c)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
31-16    that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course of the
31-17    board's duties shall be obtained from a psychologist at the time
31-18    the psychologist renews the psychologist's license.  In requesting
31-19    information from the psychologist, the board shall:
31-20                (1)  inform the psychologist that compliance with the
31-21    request for information is mandatory;
31-22                (2)  inform the psychologist of the date the
31-23    information will be made available to the public; and
31-24                (3)  instruct the psychologist about any requirements
31-25    regarding correction of errors in the psychologist's profile.
31-26          (d)  This section does not:
31-27                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
 32-1    information regarding the significance of categories in which
 32-2    malpractice settlements are reported; or
 32-3                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
 32-4    settlement information.
 32-5          (e)  A pending malpractice claim or complaint may not be
 32-6    disclosed to the public by the board. This subsection does not
 32-7    prevent the board from investigating and disciplining a
 32-8    psychologist on the basis of a pending malpractice claim or
 32-9    complaint.
32-10          (f)  The board shall provide a psychologist with a copy of
32-11    the psychologist's profile if the psychologist requests a copy at
32-12    the time the psychologist renews the psychologist's license.
32-13          (g)  The board shall update the information contained in a
32-14    psychologist's profile annually.  The board shall adopt a form that
32-15    allows a psychologist to update or correct information contained in
32-16    the psychologist's profile.  The form shall be made available on
32-17    the Internet and in other formats as prescribed by board rule.  The
32-18    board may adopt rules concerning the type and content of additional
32-19    information that may be included in a psychologist's profile.
32-20          (h)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
32-21    this section.
32-22          SECTION 10.  Chapter 555, Occupations Code, is amended by
32-23    adding Section 555.013 to read as follows:
32-24          Sec. 555.013.  PHARMACIST AND PHARMACY PROFILES. (a)  The
32-25    board shall create a profile of each pharmacist.  The pharmacist
32-26    profile must:
32-27                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
 33-1    (b); and
 33-2                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
 33-3    make the information contained in the profile available to the
 33-4    public.
 33-5          (b)  A pharmacist profile must contain the following
 33-6    information on each pharmacist:
 33-7                (1)  a description of the professional practice degree
 33-8    from an accredited pharmacy degree program that was conferred on
 33-9    the pharmacist, including:
33-10                      (A)  the name of the educational institution that
33-11    conferred the degree; and
33-12                      (B)  the date the degree was conferred;
33-13                (2)  any specialty certification held by the
33-14    pharmacist;
33-15                (3)  the number of years the pharmacist has been
33-16    licensed to practice pharmacy in:
33-17                      (A)  the United States; and
33-18                      (B)  this state;
33-19                (4)  the pharmacist's practice locations;
33-20                (5)  a description of any conviction for a Class C
33-21    misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a Class A or Class B
33-22    misdemeanor, or a felony during the 10-year period preceding the
33-23    date of the profile;
33-24                (6)  a description of any charges reported to the board
33-25    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile to
33-26    which the pharmacist has pleaded no contest, for which the
33-27    pharmacist is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial
 34-1    diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the
 34-2    matter was continued by a court;
 34-3                (7)  a description of, or a copy of an order imposing,
 34-4    any disciplinary action against the pharmacist by the board during
 34-5    the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile or a longer
 34-6    period as specified by board rule;
 34-7                (8)  a description of any disciplinary action against
 34-8    the pharmacist by a pharmacist licensing board of another state
 34-9    during the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
34-10                (9)  a description of the final resolution by the board
34-11    of any professional liability claim required to be reviewed by the
34-12    board; and
34-13                (10)  a description of, and the status of, any formal
34-14    complaint against the pharmacist filed with the board and referred
34-15    to the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
34-16          (c)  The board shall create a profile of each pharmacy.  The
34-17    pharmacy profile must:
34-18                (1)  include the information required by Subsection
34-19    (d); and
34-20                (2)  be compiled in a format that permits the board to
34-21    make the information contained in the profile available to the
34-22    public.
34-23          (d)  A pharmacy profile must contain the following
34-24    information with regard to each pharmacy:
34-25                (1)  a brief description of the major services provided
34-26    by the pharmacy;
34-27                (2)  the physical address and telephone number of the
 35-1    pharmacy;
 35-2                (3)  for each state in which the pharmacy is licensed:
 35-3                      (A)  the state;
 35-4                      (B)  the license number of the license; and
 35-5                      (C)  the date the license was issued;
 35-6                (4)  the name of the pharmacist-in-charge of the
 35-7    pharmacy;
 35-8                (5)  the name and license number of each pharmacist
 35-9    employed at the pharmacy;
35-10                (6)  the name of each owner of an interest in the
35-11    pharmacy and, if the pharmacy is owned by a partnership or
35-12    corporation, the name of each managing officer of the partnership
35-13    or corporation;
35-14                (7)  the type of language translating services,
35-15    including translating services for a person with impairment of
35-16    hearing, that the pharmacy provides;
35-17                (8)  whether the pharmacy participates in the Medicaid
35-18    program;
35-19                (9)  a description of, or a copy of an order imposing,
35-20    any disciplinary action against the pharmacy by the board during
35-21    the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile or a longer
35-22    period specified by board rule;
35-23                (10)  a description of any disciplinary action against
35-24    the pharmacy by a pharmacy licensing board of another state during
35-25    the 10-year period preceding the date of the profile;
35-26                (11)  a description of the final resolution by the
35-27    board of any professional liability claim required to be reviewed
 36-1    by the board;
 36-2                (12)  whether the pharmacy is accessible to disabled
 36-3    persons, as defined by federal law; and
 36-4                (13)  a description of, and the status of, any formal
 36-5    complaint against the pharmacy filed with the board and referred to
 36-6    the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
 36-7          (e)  Information required to be included under Subsection (b)
 36-8    or (d) that is not maintained by the board in the ordinary course
 36-9    of the board's duties shall be obtained from a pharmacist or
36-10    pharmacy at the time the pharmacist or pharmacy renews the
36-11    pharmacist's or pharmacy's license.  In requesting information from
36-12    the pharmacist or pharmacy, the board shall:
36-13                (1)  inform the pharmacist or pharmacy that compliance
36-14    with the request for information is mandatory;
36-15                (2)  inform the pharmacist or pharmacy of the date the
36-16    information will be made available to the public; and
36-17                (3)  instruct the pharmacist or pharmacy about any
36-18    requirements regarding correction of errors in the pharmacist's or
36-19    pharmacy's profile.
36-20          (f)  This section does not:
36-21                (1)  prevent the board from providing explanatory
36-22    information regarding the significance of categories in which
36-23    malpractice settlements are reported; or
36-24                (2)  require the board to disclose confidential
36-25    settlement information.
36-26          (g)  A pending professional liability claim or complaint may
36-27    not be disclosed to the public by the board. This subsection does
 37-1    not prevent the board from investigating and disciplining a
 37-2    pharmacist or pharmacy on the basis of a pending professional
 37-3    liability claim or complaint.
 37-4          (h)  The board shall provide a pharmacist or pharmacy with a
 37-5    copy of the pharmacist's or pharmacy's profile if the pharmacist or
 37-6    pharmacy requests a copy at the time the pharmacist or pharmacy
 37-7    renews the pharmacist's or pharmacy's license.
 37-8          (i)  The board shall update the information contained in a
 37-9    pharmacist's or pharmacy's profile annually. The board shall adopt
37-10    a form that allows a pharmacist or pharmacy to update or correct
37-11    information contained in the pharmacist's or pharmacy's profile.
37-12    The form shall be made available on the Internet and in other
37-13    formats as prescribed by board rule. The board may adopt rules
37-14    concerning the type and content of additional information that may
37-15    be included in a pharmacist's or pharmacy's profile.
37-16          (j)  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
37-17    this section.
37-18          SECTION 11.  Section 4(d), Chapter 645, Acts of the 76th
37-19    Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is repealed.
37-20          SECTION 12. (a)  Not later than January 1, 2002, each
37-21    licensing authority listed by Section 2054.252(a), Government Code,
37-22    as added by this Act, and the Department of Information Resources
37-23    shall appoint the members of the steering committee for electronic
37-24    occupational licensing transactions.
37-25          (b)  Not later than April 1, 2002, the Department of
37-26    Information Resources shall adopt a schedule for implementing
37-27    Section 2054.253, Government Code, as added by this Act.  The
 38-1    schedule shall permit the initial group of licensing authorities to
 38-2    perform the functions described by Section 2054.253(a), Government
 38-3    Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1, 2002.
 38-4          (c)  Not later than January 1, 2003, the Department of
 38-5    Information Resources shall report to the presiding officer of each
 38-6    house of the legislature and to the presiding officers of the
 38-7    committees of each house of the legislature that have primary
 38-8    oversight jurisdiction over the department or over a licensing
 38-9    authority listed by Section 2054.252(a), Government Code, as added
38-10    by this Act, on the department's progress in implementing Section
38-11    2054.253, Government Code, as added by this Act.
38-12          (d)  Each state agency required under this Act to establish a
38-13    profile system shall adopt rules under this Act not later than
38-14    April 1, 2002.  The agency shall make the initial profiles required
38-15    under this Act available to the public not later than September 1,
38-16    2003.
38-17          (e)  Each state agency required under this Act to establish a
38-18    profile system shall raise each fee prescribed by the agency in an
38-19    amount not to exceed the following amounts for each health care
38-20    professional subject to the requirements of this Act regarding
38-21    profile systems and licensed by the agency to cover the costs of
38-22    administering the profile systems required under this Act:
38-23                (1)  Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners:
38-24                      (A)  $40 for each fiscal year in the 2002-2003
38-25    biennium; and
38-26                      (B)  $25 for each fiscal year in the 2004-2005
38-27    biennium;
 39-1                (2)  Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners:
 39-2                      (A)  $60 for each fiscal year in the 2002-2003
 39-3    biennium; and
 39-4                      (B)  $55 for each fiscal year in the 2004-2005
 39-5    biennium;
 39-6                (3)  State Board of Dental Examiners:
 39-7                      (A)  $25 for each fiscal year in the 2002-2003
 39-8    biennium; and
 39-9                      (B)  $15 for each fiscal year in the 2004-2005
39-10    biennium;
39-11                (4)  Texas Optometry Board:
39-12                      (A)  $50 for each fiscal year in the 2002-2003
39-13    biennium; and
39-14                      (B)  $30 for each fiscal year in the 2004-2005
39-15    biennium;
39-16                (5)  Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, Texas
39-17    Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and Texas State Board of
39-18    Pharmacy:
39-19                      (A)  $20 for each fiscal year in the 2002-2003
39-20    biennium; and
39-21                      (B)  $10 for each fiscal year in the 2004-2005
39-22    biennium; and
39-23                (6)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists:
39-24                      (A)  $50 for each fiscal year in the 2002-2003
39-25    biennium; and
39-26                      (B)  $40 for each fiscal year in the 2004-2005
39-27    biennium.
 40-1          (f)  Each state agency subject to this Act shall reduce any
 40-2    fees raised under Subsection (e) of this section not later than the
 40-3    second anniversary of the date the initial profiles the agency is
 40-4    required to create under this Act are made available to the public
 40-5    to the extent the increase in fee amounts was necessary to cover
 40-6    the initial costs incurred by the agency in establishing a profile
 40-7    system.
 40-8          SECTION 13.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.