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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 604.001. Definitions - Sec. 604.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Section 604.002. Interpretation: Practice of Medicine - Sec. 604.002. INTERPRETATION: PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. This chapter does not...
Section 604.003. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 604.003. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not prohibit:...
Subchapter A. -1. Texas Board of Respiratory Care
Section 604.021. Texas Board of Respiratory Care - Sec. 604.021. TEXAS BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE. The Texas Board...
Section 604.022. Appointment of Advisory Board - Sec. 604.022. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The advisory board...
Section 604.023. Membership Eligibility and Restrictions - Sec. 604.023. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section,...
Section 604.024. Terms; Vacancies - Sec. 604.024. TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Members of the advisory board...
Section 604.025. Officers - Sec. 604.025. OFFICERS. The governor shall designate a member of...
Section 604.026. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 604.026. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 604.027. Per Diem - Sec. 604.027. PER DIEM. A member of the advisory board...
Section 604.028. Application of Open Meetings, Open Records, and Administrative Procedure Laws - Sec. 604.028. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS, OPEN RECORDS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE...
Section 604.029. Meetings; Quorum Requirements - Sec. 604.029. MEETINGS; QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. (a) The advisory board shall...
Section 604.030. Training - Sec. 604.030. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Advisory Board and Medical Board
Section 604.052. General Powers and Duties of Advisory Board - Sec. 604.052. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD. (a)...
Section 604.0521. Guidelines for Early Involvement in Rulemaking Process - Sec. 604.0521. GUIDELINES FOR EARLY INVOLVEMENT IN RULEMAKING PROCESS. (a)...
Section 604.0522. Powers and Duties of Medical Board Relating to Respiratory Care Practitioners - Sec. 604.0522. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MEDICAL BOARD RELATING TO...
Section 604.053. Fees - Sec. 604.053. FEES. (a) The advisory board by rule shall...
Section 604.054. Approval of Education Programs - Sec. 604.054. APPROVAL OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. In determining whether to...
Section 604.055. Peer Assistance Program - Sec. 604.055. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The advisory board may use...
Section 604.057. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 604.057. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...
Section 604.058. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction - Sec. 604.058. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. The advisory...
Section 604.059. Assistance by Medical Board; Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 604.059. ASSISTANCE BY MEDICAL BOARD; DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. (a)...
Section 604.060. Public Participation - Sec. 604.060. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. Subject to the advice and approval...
Subchapter C. Certificate and Temporary Permit Requirements
Section 604.101. Certificate or Temporary Permit Required; Supervision - Sec. 604.101. CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT REQUIRED; SUPERVISION. (a) A...
Section 604.102. Use of Title - Sec. 604.102. USE OF TITLE. (a) A person who does...
Section 604.103. Application; Application Fee - Sec. 604.103. APPLICATION; APPLICATION FEE. An applicant for a certificate...
Section 604.1031. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Certificate or Temporary Permit - Sec. 604.1031. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE OR...
Section 604.104. Requirement for Certificate - Sec. 604.104. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE. An applicant for a certificate...
Section 604.1041. Examination - Sec. 604.1041. EXAMINATION. (a) The advisory board by rule shall...
Section 604.1042. Notification of Examination Results - Sec. 604.1042. NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) Not later than...
Section 604.105. Issuance of Certificate - Sec. 604.105. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. The advisory board shall issue...
Section 604.106. Issuance of Certificate by Reciprocity - Sec. 604.106. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE BY RECIPROCITY. The advisory board...
Section 604.107. Requirements for Temporary Permit - Sec. 604.107. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY PERMIT. An applicant for a...
Section 604.108. Issuance of Temporary Permit; Renewal - Sec. 604.108. ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PERMIT; RENEWAL. (a) The advisory...
Section 604.109. Transfer of Certificate or Temporary Permit Prohibited - Sec. 604.109. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT PROHIBITED. A...
Section 604.110. Delegation of Authority to Issue Certificate or Temporary Permit - Sec. 604.110. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY...
Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit
Section 604.151. Certificate Renewal - Sec. 604.151. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (a) A certificate to practice respiratory...
Section 604.152. Notice of Certificate Renewal - Sec. 604.152. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (a) Not later than...
Section 604.1521. Procedure for Renewal - Sec. 604.1521. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL. (a) A person whose certificate...
Section 604.1522. Renewal of Certificate by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 604.1522. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a) A...
Section 604.1523. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal - Sec. 604.1523. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL. (a)...
Section 604.153. Issuance of Renewal Certificate - Sec. 604.153. ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL CERTIFICATE. (a) The advisory board...
Section 604.154. Continuing Education Requirements - Sec. 604.154. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The advisory board shall...
Section 604.156. Inactive Status - Sec. 604.156. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) A respiratory care practitioner who...
Section 604.157. Renewal of Temporary Permit - Sec. 604.157. RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY PERMIT. (a) Before the expiration...
Section 604.158. Refusal for Violation of Board Order - Sec. 604.158. REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER. The advisory...
Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information
Section 604.171. Complaint Information and Status - Sec. 604.171. COMPLAINT INFORMATION AND STATUS. (a) The advisory board...
Section 604.172. Conduct of Investigation - Sec. 604.172. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION. The advisory board shall complete...
Section 604.173. Access to Complaint Information - Sec. 604.173. ACCESS TO COMPLAINT INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 604.174. Health Care Entity Request for Information - Sec. 604.174. HEALTH CARE ENTITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. On the...
Section 604.175. Confidentiality of Investigative Information - Sec. 604.175. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION. A complaint, adverse report,...
Section 604.176. Permitted Disclosure of Investigative Information - Sec. 604.176. PERMITTED DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION. (a) Investigative information...
Subchapter E. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures
Section 604.201. Disciplinary Action - Sec. 604.201. DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) For a violation of this...
Section 604.2011. Surrender of Certificate or Temporary Permit - Sec. 604.2011. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT. (a) The...
Section 604.202. Emergency Suspension - Sec. 604.202. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The presiding officer of the...
Section 604.203. Administrative Procedure for Contested Case Hearing - Sec. 604.203. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARING. For a...
Section 604.204. Effect of Denial of Application or Revocation of Certificate or Temporary Permit - Sec. 604.204. EFFECT OF DENIAL OF APPLICATION OR REVOCATION OF...
Section 604.205. Delegation of Certain Complaint Dispositions - Sec. 604.205. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS. (a) The advisory...
Section 604.206. Subpoena - Sec. 604.206. SUBPOENA. (a) The executive director of the medical...
Section 604.207. Protection of Patient Identity - Sec. 604.207. PROTECTION OF PATIENT IDENTITY. In a disciplinary investigation...
Section 604.208. Required Suspension of License of Incarcerated Certificate or Temporary Permit Holder - Sec. 604.208. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OF INCARCERATED CERTIFICATE OR...
Section 604.209. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 604.209. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The advisory board by rule...
Section 604.210. Advisory Board Representation in Informal Proceedings - Sec. 604.210. ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTATION IN INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) In...
Section 604.211. Roles and Responsibilities of Participants in Informal Proceedings - Sec. 604.211. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS IN INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS....
Section 604.212. Limit on Access to Investigation Files - Sec. 604.212. LIMIT ON ACCESS TO INVESTIGATION FILES. The advisory...
Section 604.213. Refund - Sec. 604.213. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the advisory...
Section 604.214. Expert Immunity - Sec. 604.214. EXPERT IMMUNITY. An expert who assists the advisory...
Subchapter F. Administrative Penalties
Section 604.301. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 604.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The advisory board may impose...
Section 604.302. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 604.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...
Section 604.303. Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 604.303. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. If, after investigation...
Section 604.304. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 604.304. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...
Section 604.305. Hearing - Sec. 604.305. HEARING. (a) If the person requests a hearing...
Section 604.306. Decision by Advisory Board - Sec. 604.306. DECISION BY ADVISORY BOARD. (a) Based on the...
Section 604.307. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 604.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not...
Section 604.308. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 604.308. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. If the person does not...
Section 604.309. Determination of Court - Sec. 604.309. DETERMINATION OF COURT. (a) If the court sustains...
Section 604.310. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 604.310. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If after...
Section 604.311. Administrative Penalty Expenses and Costs - Sec. 604.311. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY EXPENSES AND COSTS. (a) In this...
Section 604.312. Administrative Procedures - Sec. 604.312. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. A proceeding relating to the assessment...
Subchapter G. Criminal Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 604.351. General Criminal Penalty - Sec. 604.351. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...
Section 604.352. Other Criminal Offenses - Sec. 604.352. OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) A person commits an...