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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to medical school training and continuing education for |
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physicians on the identification and treatment of Ehlers-Danlos |
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syndrome. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.312 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.312. EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) |
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In this section, "medical school" means: |
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(1) a medical school as defined by Section 61.501; and |
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(2) any other institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.003, or school, department, or college of |
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such an institution, that awards medical degrees. |
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(b) Each medical school shall include training regarding |
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identifying and treating Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in the curriculum |
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required for a medical degree. |
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(c) This section does not apply to the requirements for the |
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degree program of a student who entered the degree program at a |
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medical school before the 2028 fall semester. This subsection |
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expires January 1, 2034. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 156, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 156.062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 156.062. CONTINUING EDUCATION ON EHLERS-DANLOS |
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SYNDROME. (a) A physician licensed under this subtitle who submits |
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an application for renewal of a license to practice medicine must |
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complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under |
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this section, continuing medical education regarding the |
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identification of and treatment for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. |
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(b) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section. |
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The rules must prescribe: |
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(1) the number of hours of the continuing medical |
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education required by this section; and |
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(2) the content of the continuing medical education |
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required by this section. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 156.062, Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an application for license renewal |
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filed on or after January 1, 2029. An application for license |
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renewal filed before that date is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the application was filed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Not later than December 31, 2028, the Texas Medical |
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Board shall adopt the rules required by Section 156.062, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027. |