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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of an anesthesiologist assistant |
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certificate by the Texas Medical Board; providing an administrative |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 3, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 207 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 207. ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS |
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Sec. 207.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Anesthesiologist assistant" means a person who |
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holds a certificate issued under this chapter. |
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(2) "Medical board" means the Texas Medical Board. |
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Sec. 207.002. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The medical board |
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shall administer and enforce this chapter. |
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Sec. 207.003. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. The medical board |
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shall issue a certificate to an applicant who: |
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(1) submits proof of completion of a graduate level |
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training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of |
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Allied Health Education Programs or its successor organization; |
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(2) passes a certifying examination administered by |
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the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist |
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Assistants or its successor organization not later than 12 months |
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from the date of completion of the training program required under |
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Subdivision (1); |
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(3) submits proof of current certification from the |
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National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist |
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Assistants or its successor organization; and |
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(4) meets any additional qualifications adopted by the |
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medical board by rule. |
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Sec. 207.004. USE OF TITLE. (a) A person may not use the |
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title "anesthesiologist assistant" or represent that the person is |
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an anesthesiologist assistant unless the person holds a certificate |
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issued under this chapter. The medical board may impose an |
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administrative penalty in an amount to be determined by the board in |
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the same manner and using the same procedures as Subchapter A, |
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Chapter 165, on a person who violates this subsection. |
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(b) A student in an anesthesiologist assistant training |
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program shall be identified as a student anesthesiologist assistant |
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or an anesthesiologist assistant student. A student may not use or |
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permit to be used on the student's behalf the term "intern," |
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"resident," or "fellow," or another term that identifies the |
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student as a physician or surgeon. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2022, the Texas Medical |
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Board shall adopt the rules and procedures necessary to administer |
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Chapter 207, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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(b) Section 207.004, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, |
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takes effect September 1, 2022. |