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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the limited practice of medicine by a physician under a |
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license issued by the Texas Medical Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 155.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 155.010. LICENSE FOR LIMITED PRACTICE PHYSICIANS. (a) |
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The board shall adopt rules for the issuance of a license for |
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limited practice physicians. |
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(b) The board's rules under this section must include |
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provisions for: |
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(1) eligibility for the license; |
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(2) issuance and renewal of the license; |
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(3) the fees applicable to the license; |
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(4) continuing education requirements; and |
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(5) the scope of practice of a person who holds the |
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license. |
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(c) To be eligible for a license issued under this section a |
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physician must: |
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(1) be licensed by the board and in good standing; |
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(2) practice medicine not more than 20 hours each |
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week; and |
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(3) provide voluntary charity care, as defined by |
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board rule, for at least 25 percent of the physician's practice. |
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(d) The board by rule shall adopt notice requirements |
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sufficient to inform patients of a physician who holds a license |
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issued under this section that Section 74.005, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, applies to the care provided by a physician licensed |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 74, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 74.005 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 74.005. LIABILITY OF LIMITED PRACTICE PHYSICIAN. A |
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physician engaged in the limited practice of medicine within the |
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scope of a license issued under Section 155.010, Occupations Code, |
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is not liable in civil damages for a health care liability claim |
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unless the physician is willfully or wantonly negligent. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2010, the Texas Medical |
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Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 155.010, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2009. |