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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board |
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regarding complaints concerning health care professionals licensed |
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by other agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 154, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 154.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 154.059. COMPLAINT CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL LICENSED |
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UNDER OTHER LAW. Notwithstanding any other law: |
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(1) on receipt of a complaint regarding a person who is |
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licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice a |
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profession under this title, other than a physician or other person |
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licensed by the board, the board shall promptly forward a copy of |
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the complaint to the appropriate licensing agency; and |
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(2) the board may not take disciplinary action against |
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the person based on the complaint if the appropriate licensing |
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agency, after an investigation, takes disciplinary action against |
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the person or dismisses the complaint without taking disciplinary |
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action. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a complaint filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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complaint filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the complaint was filed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |