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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fee required for the Texas Physician Health |
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Program; reducing the amount of a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 153.051(d), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The board may not set, charge, collect, receive, or |
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deposit any of the following fees in excess of: |
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(1) $900 for a license; |
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(2) $400 for a first registration permit; |
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(3) $200 for a temporary license; |
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(4) $400 for renewal of a registration permit; |
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(5) $200 for a physician-in-training permit; |
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(6) $600 for the processing of an application and the |
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issuance of a registration for anesthesia in an outpatient setting; |
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(7) $200 for an endorsement to other state medical |
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boards; |
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(8) $200 for a duplicate license; |
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(9) $700 for a reinstated license after cancellation |
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for cause; or |
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(10) $5 [$1,200] for the [an annual] fee under Section |
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167.011(c) for a program participant in the Texas Physician Health |
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Program, due at the time of license issuance and registration |
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permit renewal. |
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SECTION 2. Section 167.011(c), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Each license holder [program participant] shall pay the |
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[an annual] fee required under Section 153.051(d)(10) to partially |
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offset the cost of participation and monitoring services. |
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SECTION 3. Section 153.051, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to the initial issuance of a license or the |
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renewal of a registration permit under Subtitle B, Title 3, |
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Occupations Code, on or after September 1, 2023. A license |
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initially issued or registration permit renewed before September 1, |
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2023, is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |