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.