87R12153 BEE-D
 
  By: Buckingham S.B. No. 1502
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a determination by the Texas Medical Board of a
  physician's specialty board certification.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 156.001, Occupations Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
         (g)  A determination by the board regarding whether a
  physician is specialty board certified:
               (1)  must be based on the physician's initial specialty
  board certification by a specialty board organization acceptable to
  the board; and
               (2)  may not be based on the physician's maintenance of
  certification after the physician's initial specialty board
  certification.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.