Amend SB 211 by adding the following SECTIONS, appropriately
numbered, and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 201.312, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 201.312. REGISTRATION [ACCREDITATION] OF FACILITIES.
(a) The board by rule shall adopt requirements for registering
[licensing and regulating] chiropractic facilities as necessary to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
(b) The rules adopted under this section must:
(1) specify the registration [licensing] requirements
for a chiropractic facility;
(2) prescribe the standards for the chiropractic
[structure of the] facility registration [licensing] program;
[and]
(3) provide for the issuance of a separate certificate
of registration [one facility license] to an owner of a
chiropractic facility for each chiropractic facility owned by the
owner; and
(4) provide for the board to send notice to an owner of
a chiropractic facility and to each chiropractor practicing in the
facility of the impending expiration of the facility's certificate
of registration before the expiration of the certificate.
(c) The standards adopted under Subsection (b)(2) must be
consistent with industry standards for the practice of
chiropractic.
(d) To register a chiropractic facility, the owner of the
facility must:
(1) file with the board a written application for
registration; and
(2) pay, with the application, a registration fee in
an amount set by the board not to exceed $75.
(e) The board may issue a certificate of registration only
to a chiropractic facility that complies with the requirements of
this section.
(f) A certificate of registration under this section must be
renewed annually. To renew the certificate, the certificate holder
shall apply to the board and pay an annual fee equal to the amount of
the registration fee under Subsection (d)(2).
(g) A person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state
is subject to disciplinary action under this chapter if the person
practices chiropractic in a chiropractic facility that the person
knows is not registered under this section.
(h) An owner of a chiropractic facility who violates this
section or a rule adopted under this section is subject to
disciplinary action by the board in the same manner as a license
holder who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this
chapter.
SECTION __. Not later than January 1, 2004, the Texas Board
of Chiropractic Examiners shall adopt rules under Section 201.503,
Occupations Code, specifying the maximum amount of sanctions that
may be assessed against a chiropractor for violating Subsection
(g), Section 201.312, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.