BILL ANALYSIS
By: Turner
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
House Bill 3035 authorizes physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board and chiropractors licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners to organize, manage, and co-own corporations, limited liability companies, non-profit corporations, and partnerships for the purpose of providing professional health care services.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
House Bill 3035 amends the Business Organizations Code to authorize physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board and chiropractors licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners to organize, manage, and co-own corporations, professional associations, professional limited liability corporations, or partnerships for the purpose of providing professional health care services. The bill sets forth what services fall within the scope of practice of those practitioners.
H.B. 3035 amends Article 2.01, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act to authorize physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board and chiropractors licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners to organize, manage, and co-own non-profit corporations for the purpose of providing professional health care services.
H.B. 3035 amends the Texas Professional Association Act, the Texas Limited Liability Company Act, and the Texas Revised Partnership Act to make conforming changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2007.