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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the granting of privileges to and the authority of |
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podiatrists at hospitals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 241.102, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An applicant for medical staff membership or privileges |
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may not be denied membership or privileges solely on the ground that |
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the applicant is a podiatrist rather than a physician. |
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(f) This section does not authorize a podiatrist to practice |
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beyond the scope of the podiatrist's license to practice podiatry. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |