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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of physicians by hospital districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 285, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter P to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER P. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS |
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Sec. 285.331. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS PERMITTED. (a) A |
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hospital district created under general or special law may employ a |
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physician and retain all or part of the professional income |
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generated by the physician for medical services provided at a |
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hospital or health care facility owned or operated by the hospital |
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district. |
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(b) This section may not be construed as authorizing a |
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hospital district to supervise or control the practice of medicine, |
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as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. |
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Sec. 285.332. CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGES. A physician |
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employed by a hospital district under Section 285.331 is subject to |
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the same standards and procedures regarding credentialing, peer |
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review, quality of care, and privileges as a physician not employed |
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by the hospital district. |
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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, 2011. |