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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a determination by the Texas Medical Board of a |
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physician's specialty board certification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 156.001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A determination by the board regarding whether a |
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physician is specialty board certified: |
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(1) must be based on the physician's initial specialty |
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board certification by a specialty board organization acceptable to |
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the board; and |
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(2) may not be based on the physician's maintenance of |
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certification after the physician's initial specialty board |
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certification. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |