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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of certain information from a physician's |
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medical board profile. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.006, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: |
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(k) In the annual update of a physician's profile under |
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Subsection (g), the board shall remove any record of a formal |
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complaint required under Subsection (b)(15) or (i) if the complaint |
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was dismissed more than five years before the date of the update and |
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the complaint was dismissed as baseless, unfounded, or not |
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supported by sufficient evidence that a violation occurred, or no |
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action was taken against the physician's license as a result of the |
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complaint. The board shall also remove any record of the |
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investigation of medical malpractice claims or complaints required |
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to be investigated by the board under Section 164.201 if the |
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investigation was resolved more than five years before the date of |
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the update and no action was taken against the physician's license |
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as a result of the investigation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |