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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure to process an application for a |
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physician's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 155.007, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (h), (i), and (j) to read as follows: |
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(h) Not later than January 1 of each year: |
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(1) the executive director shall review the policy and |
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procedures the board uses to issue licenses; |
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(2) the board shall perform a needs assessment to |
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enable the board to determine the performance goals that the board |
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must meet to reduce any unreasonable delays in the timely |
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completion of the licensing process and to ensure the process is |
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completed in a reasonable number of days; and |
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(3) the executive director shall issue a report to the |
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governor, the Legislative Budget Board, and the relevant committees |
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of the senate and the house of representatives on the state of the |
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board's licensing process. |
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(i) The report required under Subsection (h)(3) must |
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include a projected yearly budget for board staffing and technology |
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improvements that will allow the board to issue licenses within a |
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reasonable number of days. |
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(j) The board and the executive director shall ensure that |
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any change in licensing policies or procedures is made only to |
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increase the number of licenses issued under this chapter, reduce |
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unreasonable delays in the licensing process, and maintain public |
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safety. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |