Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle B - Physicians

Section 151.051. Discrimination Based on Type of Academic Medical Degree or Certain Religious Tenets Prohibited - Sec. 151.051. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON TYPE OF ACADEMIC MEDICAL DEGREE...

Section 151.0515. Discrimination Based on Maintenance of Certification - Sec. 151.0515. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION. (a) Except...

Section 151.052. Exemptions - Sec. 151.052. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This subtitle does not apply to:...

Section 151.0521. Exemption for Sports Team Physician - Sec. 151.0521. EXEMPTION FOR SPORTS TEAM PHYSICIAN. A person is...

Section 151.053. Application to Certain Persons Providing Nutritional Advice - Sec. 151.053. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL ADVICE. (a)...

Section 151.054. Application to Self-Care - Sec. 151.054. APPLICATION TO SELF-CARE. (a) This subtitle does not...

Section 151.055. Application to Certain Independent Contractor Agreements - Sec. 151.055. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS. This subtitle...

Section 151.056. Application to Telemedicine - Sec. 151.056. APPLICATION TO TELEMEDICINE. (a) A person who is...

Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners

Subchapter A. Organization of Board

Section 152.001. Texas Medical Board - Sec. 152.001. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD. (a) The Texas Medical Board...

Section 152.002. Board Membership - Sec. 152.002. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The board consists of 19...

Section 152.003. Additional Membership Requirements - Sec. 152.003. ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 152.004. Membership and Employee Restrictions - Sec. 152.004. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section,...

Section 152.0041. Restriction on Use of Information - Sec. 152.0041. RESTRICTION ON USE OF INFORMATION. A board member...

Section 152.005. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 152.005. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...

Section 152.006. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 152.006. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 152.007. Per Diem - Sec. 152.007. PER DIEM. (a) Each board member is entitled...

Section 152.008. Officers - Sec. 152.008. OFFICERS. Not later than December after each regular...

Section 152.009. Meetings; Quorum Requirements - Sec. 152.009. MEETINGS; QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. (a) The board shall conduct...

Section 152.010. Training; Guidelines - Sec. 152.010. TRAINING; GUIDELINES. (a) A person who is appointed...

Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel

Section 152.051. Executive Director - Sec. 152.051. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The board shall appoint an...

Section 152.052. Executive Director Powers and Duties - Sec. 152.052. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POWERS AND DUTIES. The executive director...

Section 152.054. Chief Operating Officer; Medical Director - Sec. 152.054. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; MEDICAL DIRECTOR. (a) The executive...

Section 152.055. Personnel - Sec. 152.055. PERSONNEL. (a) The board shall employ, compensate, and...

Section 152.056. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 152.056. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall develop and...

Section 152.057. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 152.057. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The board...

Section 152.058. Career Ladder; Annual Performance Evaluations - Sec. 152.058. CAREER LADDER; ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive...

Section 152.059. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report - Sec. 152.059. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The executive...

Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties

Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board

Section 153.001. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 153.001. ADOPTION OF RULES. The board may adopt rules...

Section 153.0015. Guidelines for Input in Rulemaking - Sec. 153.0015. GUIDELINES FOR INPUT IN RULEMAKING. (a) The board...

Section 153.002. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 153.002. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 153.003. Rules Regarding Maintenance of Patient Records - Sec. 153.003. RULES REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT RECORDS. (a) The...

Section 153.004. Rules Regarding Telemedicine Medical Services - Sec. 153.004. RULES REGARDING TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) In consultation...

Section 153.0045. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction - Sec. 153.0045. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. The board...

Section 153.005. Executive Committee; Appointment of Other Committees - Sec. 153.005. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; APPOINTMENT OF OTHER COMMITTEES. (a) Except...

Section 153.006. Criminal Record Report - Sec. 153.006. CRIMINAL RECORD REPORT. (a) The board may receive...

Section 153.007. Authority to Issue Subpoena or Administer Oath; Subpoena Enforcement - Sec. 153.007. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENA OR ADMINISTER OATH; SUBPOENA...

Section 153.008. Board Records - Sec. 153.008. BOARD RECORDS. (a) The board shall maintain a...

Section 153.010. Adoption of Fee Schedule by Board Prohibited - Sec. 153.010. ADOPTION OF FEE SCHEDULE BY BOARD PROHIBITED. The...

Section 153.011. Waiver of Fee or Penalty by Board Prohibited - Sec. 153.011. WAIVER OF FEE OR PENALTY BY BOARD PROHIBITED....

Section 153.012. Board Duties Regarding Complaints - Sec. 153.012. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by...

Section 153.013. Representation by Attorney General - Sec. 153.013. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The board shall be...

Section 153.014. Information Provided to License Holders - Sec. 153.014. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO LICENSE HOLDERS. At least once...

Section 153.015. Poison Control Center Information - Sec. 153.015. POISON CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION. The board shall provide...

Section 153.016. Expert Testimony - Sec. 153.016. EXPERT TESTIMONY. A member of the board may...

Subchapter B. Fees and Funds

Section 153.051. Fees; Budget - Sec. 153.051. FEES; BUDGET. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 153.052. Deposit and Expenditure of Receipts - Sec. 153.052. DEPOSIT AND EXPENDITURE OF RECEIPTS. (a) The board...

Section 153.0535. Surcharge for Registration Permit - Sec. 153.0535. SURCHARGE FOR REGISTRATION PERMIT. (a) The board shall...

Section 153.054. Charges for Certain Records and Other Material - Sec. 153.054. CHARGES FOR CERTAIN RECORDS AND OTHER MATERIAL. The...

Section 153.056. Report on Pending Complaints - Sec. 153.056. REPORT ON PENDING COMPLAINTS. The board shall include...

Section 153.057. Use of Technology - Sec. 153.057. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board shall implement a...

Section 153.058. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy - Sec. 153.058. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY. (a)...

Chapter 154 - Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures

Subchapter A. Public Interest Information

Section 154.001. Public Interest Information - Sec. 154.001. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prepare...

Section 154.002. Information for Public Dissemination - Sec. 154.002. INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION. (a) The board shall...

Section 154.003. Information for Physicians - Sec. 154.003. INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS. (a) The board shall disseminate...

Section 154.004. Disclosure of Disciplinary Orders - Sec. 154.004. DISCLOSURE OF DISCIPLINARY ORDERS. (a) On written request...

Section 154.005. Public Participation - Sec. 154.005. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall develop and...

Section 154.006. Physician Profiles - Sec. 154.006. PHYSICIAN PROFILES. (a) The board shall create a...

Subchapter B. Complaint Procedures

Section 154.051. Complaint Initiation - Sec. 154.051. COMPLAINT INITIATION. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 154.052. Records of Complaints - Sec. 154.052. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. The board shall maintain a...

Section 154.053. Notification Concerning Complaint - Sec. 154.053. NOTIFICATION CONCERNING COMPLAINT. (a) The board shall notify...

Section 154.0535. Requirements for Certain Complaints - Sec. 154.0535. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) In this section:...

Section 154.054. Complaint Information to Health Care Entity - Sec. 154.054. COMPLAINT INFORMATION TO HEALTH CARE ENTITY. On written...

Section 154.055. Release of Complaint Information to Legislative Committee - Sec. 154.055. RELEASE OF COMPLAINT INFORMATION TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. (a)...

Section 154.056. General Rules Regarding Complaint Investigation; Disposition - Sec. 154.056. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION; DISPOSITION. (a) The...

Section 154.0561. Procedures for Expert Physician Review - Sec. 154.0561. PROCEDURES FOR EXPERT PHYSICIAN REVIEW. (a) A physician...

Section 154.057. Conduct of Investigation; Use of Investigators as Peace Officers - Sec. 154.057. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION; USE OF INVESTIGATORS AS PEACE...

Section 154.058. Determination of Medical Competency - Sec. 154.058. DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL COMPETENCY. (a) Each complaint against...

Chapter 155 - License to Practice Medicine

Subchapter A. License Requirements

Section 155.001. License Required - Sec. 155.001. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not practice medicine...

Section 155.002. Issuance of License - Sec. 155.002. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The board, at its...

Section 155.003. General Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 155.003. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible for...

Section 155.0031. Application Procedures and Requirements - Sec. 155.0031. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) An application for...

Section 155.004. Additional Eligibility Requirements for Graduates of Certain Foreign Medical Schools - Sec. 155.004. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN...

Section 155.005. Eligibility Requirements of Foreign Medical School Students in Fifth Pathway Program - Sec. 155.005. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS IN...

Section 155.006. Issuance of Limited License - Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg.,...

Section 155.007. Application Process - Sec. 155.007. APPLICATION PROCESS. (a) The executive director shall review...

Section 155.008. Criminal Record Check - Sec. 155.008. CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK. (a) The board may submit...

Section 155.009. Limited License for Practice of Administrative Medicine - Sec. 155.009. LIMITED LICENSE FOR PRACTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICINE. (a)...

Section 155.011. Expedited Licensing Process for Certain Out-of-State Applicants - Sec. 155.011. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. The...

Subchapter B. License Examination

Section 155.051. Examination Required - Sec. 155.051. EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 155.0511. Examinations Administered or Accepted by Board - Sec. 155.0511. EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED OR ACCEPTED BY BOARD. The board...

Section 155.052. General Examination Procedures - Sec. 155.052. GENERAL EXAMINATION PROCEDURES. (a) Each examination administered to...

Section 155.053. Public Member Participation in Examination - Sec. 155.053. PUBLIC MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN EXAMINATION. (a) A public...

Section 155.054. Examination Subjects - Sec. 155.054. EXAMINATION SUBJECTS. (a) Each license examination must include...

Section 155.055. Notice of Examination Results - Sec. 155.055. NOTICE OF EXAMINATION RESULTS. The board shall notify...

Section 155.056. Examination Attempt Limits - Sec. 155.056. EXAMINATION ATTEMPT LIMITS. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 155.0561. Exceptions to Examination Attempt Limits for Certain Out-of-State Applicants - Sec. 155.0561. EXCEPTIONS TO EXAMINATION ATTEMPT LIMITS FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE...

Section 155.057. Preservation of Examination Materials - Sec. 155.057. PRESERVATION OF EXAMINATION MATERIALS. The board shall preserve...

Section 155.058. Application of Open Records and Open Meetings Law to Examination Procedures - Sec. 155.058. APPLICATION OF OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS LAW...

Subchapter C. Certain Temporary or Limited Licenses or Permits

Section 155.101. Provisional License to Practice in Certain Areas - Sec. 155.101. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a)...

Section 155.1025. Expedited Process for Certain Applicants - Sec. 155.1025. EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS. (a) The board...

Section 155.103. Military Limited Volunteer License - Sec. 155.103. MILITARY LIMITED VOLUNTEER LICENSE. (a) The board shall...

Section 155.104. Temporary Licenses - Sec. 155.104. TEMPORARY LICENSES. (a) The board may adopt rules...

Section 155.105. Physician-in-Training Permit - Sec. 155.105. PHYSICIAN-IN-TRAINING PERMIT. (a) The board as provided by...

Section 155.106. Certification of License to Other States - Sec. 155.106. CERTIFICATION OF LICENSE TO OTHER STATES. On the...

Section 155.107. Certification of Examination Grades - Sec. 155.107. CERTIFICATION OF EXAMINATION GRADES. On the request of...

Subchapter D. Issuance of New or Duplicate License

Section 155.151. Duplicate License - Sec. 155.151. DUPLICATE LICENSE. (a) If a license issued under...

Section 155.152. Issuance of New License on Change of Name - Sec. 155.152. ISSUANCE OF NEW LICENSE ON CHANGE OF NAME....

Chapter 156 - Registration of Physicians

Subchapter A. Renewal and Registration

Section 156.001. Registration Requirements and Procedures - Sec. 156.001. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Each person licensed...

Section 156.002. Exemption for Certain Physicians - Sec. 156.002. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIANS. (a) The board by...

Section 156.003. Staggered Renewal System - Sec. 156.003. STAGGERED RENEWAL SYSTEM. (a) The board by rule...

Section 156.004. Notice of Expiration - Sec. 156.004. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION. (a) At least 60 days...

Section 156.005. Renewal of Certain Registration Permits - Sec. 156.005. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN REGISTRATION PERMITS. (a) If a...

Section 156.006. Emergency Contact Information - Sec. 156.006. EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION. (a) Each license holder shall...

Section 156.007. Issuance of Registration Permit - Sec. 156.007. ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION PERMIT. (a) On receipt of...

Section 156.008. Practicing Medicine Without Registration Prohibited - Sec. 156.008. PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED. (a) Practicing medicine...

Section 156.009. Inactive Status - Sec. 156.009. INACTIVE STATUS. The board may adopt rules and...

Section 156.010. Refusal for Violation of Board Order - Sec. 156.010. REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER. The board...

Subchapter B. Continuing Medical Education Requirements

Section 156.051. Reporting Program; Rules; Exemption - Sec. 156.051. REPORTING PROGRAM; RULES; EXEMPTION. (a) The board by...

Section 156.052. Presumption of Compliance for Certain License Holders - Sec. 156.052. PRESUMPTION OF COMPLIANCE FOR CERTAIN LICENSE HOLDERS. A...

Section 156.053. Temporary Exemption - Sec. 156.053. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION. (a) The board may temporarily exempt...

Section 156.054. Authority of Board to Require Additional Hours - Sec. 156.054. AUTHORITY OF BOARD TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HOURS. This...

Section 156.055. Continuing Education in Pain Management and Prescription of Opioids - Sec. 156.055. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PRESCRIPTION OF...

Section 156.056. Certain Volunteer Services - Sec. 156.056. CERTAIN VOLUNTEER SERVICES. (a) In this section, "practice...

Section 156.057. Continuing Education in Forensic Evidence Collection - Sec. 156.057. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION. (a) A...

Section 156.059. Continuing Education in Tick-Borne Diseases - Sec. 156.059. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN TICK-BORNE DISEASES. (a) A physician...

Section 156.060. Continuing Education in Human Trafficking Prevention - Sec. 156.060. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION. (a) A...

Chapter 157 - Authority of Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 157.001. General Authority of Physician to Delegate - Sec. 157.001. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF PHYSICIAN TO DELEGATE. (a) A...

Section 157.002. General Delegation of Administration and Provision of Dangerous Drugs - Sec. 157.002. GENERAL DELEGATION OF ADMINISTRATION AND PROVISION OF DANGEROUS...

Section 157.003. Emergency Care - Sec. 157.003. EMERGENCY CARE. The authority to delegate medical acts...

Section 157.004. Delegation Regarding Certain Care for Newborns; Liability - Sec. 157.004. DELEGATION REGARDING CERTAIN CARE FOR NEWBORNS; LIABILITY. (a)...

Section 157.005. Performance of Delegated Act Not Practicing Without Medical License - Sec. 157.005. PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED ACT NOT PRACTICING WITHOUT MEDICAL...

Section 157.006. Limitation on Board Rules Regarding Delegation - Sec. 157.006. LIMITATION ON BOARD RULES REGARDING DELEGATION. The board...

Section 157.007. Applicability of Other Laws - Sec. 157.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. An act delegated by...

Subchapter B. Delegation to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants

Section 157.051. Definitions - Sec. 157.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advanced practice registered...

Section 157.0511. Delegation of Prescribing and Ordering Drugs and Devices - Sec. 157.0511. DELEGATION OF PRESCRIBING AND ORDERING DRUGS AND DEVICES....

Section 157.0512. Prescriptive Authority Agreement - Sec. 157.0512. PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AGREEMENT. (a) A physician may delegate...

Section 157.0513. Prescriptive Authority Agreement: Information - Sec. 157.0513. PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AGREEMENT: INFORMATION. (a) The board, the...

Section 157.0514. Prescriptive Authority Agreement: Inspections - Sec. 157.0514. PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AGREEMENT: INSPECTIONS. If the board receives...

Section 157.054. Prescribing at Facility-Based Practice Sites - Sec. 157.054. PRESCRIBING AT FACILITY-BASED PRACTICE SITES. (a) One or...

Section 157.055. Orders and Protocols - Sec. 157.055. ORDERS AND PROTOCOLS. A protocol or other order...

Section 157.056. Prescription Information - Sec. 157.056. PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION. The following information must be provided...

Section 157.057. Additional Implementation Methods - Sec. 157.057. ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION METHODS. The board may adopt additional...

Section 157.058. Delegation to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Sec. 157.058. DELEGATION TO CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST. (a) In...

Section 157.059. Delegation Regarding Certain Obstetrical Services - Sec. 157.059. DELEGATION REGARDING CERTAIN OBSTETRICAL SERVICES. (a) In this...

Section 157.060. Physician Liability for Delegated Act - Sec. 157.060. PHYSICIAN LIABILITY FOR DELEGATED ACT. Unless the physician...

Subchapter C. Delegation to Pharmacists

Section 157.101. Delegation to Pharmacist - Sec. 157.101. DELEGATION TO PHARMACIST. (a) In this section, "pharmacist"...

Chapter 158 - Authority of Physician to Provide Certain Drugs and Supplies

Section 158.001. Provision of Drugs and Other Supplies - Sec. 158.001. PROVISION OF DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES. (a) A...

Section 158.002. Provision of Free Samples - Sec. 158.002. PROVISION OF FREE SAMPLES. (a) This chapter does...

Section 158.003. Dispensing of Dangerous Drugs in Certain Rural Areas - Sec. 158.003. DISPENSING OF DANGEROUS DRUGS IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS....

Chapter 159 - Physician-Patient Communication

Section 159.001. Definitions - Sec. 159.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Billing record" means...

Section 159.002. Confidential Communications - Sec. 159.002. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. (a) A communication between a physician...

Section 159.003. Exceptions to Confidentiality in Court or Administrative Proceedings - Sec. 159.003. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY IN COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS....

Section 159.004. Exceptions to Confidentiality in Other Situations - Sec. 159.004. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY IN OTHER SITUATIONS. (a) An...

Section 159.005. Consent for Release of Confidential Information - Sec. 159.005. CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) Consent...

Section 159.006. Information Furnished by Physician - Sec. 159.006. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY PHYSICIAN. (a) Unless the physician...

Section 159.0061. Appointment of Custodian of Physician's Records - Sec. 159.0061. APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN OF PHYSICIAN'S RECORDS. (a) The...

Section 159.007. Medium by Which Information Is Provided - Sec. 159.007. MEDIUM BY WHICH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. A person...

Section 159.008. Physician Fees for Information - Sec. 159.008. PHYSICIAN FEES FOR INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 159.009. Injunction; Cause of Action for Unauthorized Release of Confidential Information - Sec. 159.009. INJUNCTION; CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF...

Section 159.010. Notice of Benefits Under State Child Health Plan - Sec. 159.010. NOTICE OF BENEFITS UNDER STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN....

Section 159.011. Information About Embryo Donation - Sec. 159.011. INFORMATION ABOUT EMBRYO DONATION. (a) In this section:...

Chapter 160 - Report and Confidentiality Requirements

Subchapter A. Requirements Relating to Medical Peer Review

Section 160.001. Application of Federal Law - Sec. 160.001. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW. The Health Care Quality...

Section 160.002. Report of Medical Peer Review - Sec. 160.002. REPORT OF MEDICAL PEER REVIEW. (a) A medical...

Section 160.003. Report by Certain Practitioners - Sec. 160.003. REPORT BY CERTAIN PRACTITIONERS. (a) This section applies...

Section 160.004. Report Regarding Certain Impaired Physicians - Sec. 160.004. REPORT REGARDING CERTAIN IMPAIRED PHYSICIANS. (a) This section...

Section 160.005. Report Confidential; Communication Not Privileged - Sec. 160.005. REPORT CONFIDENTIAL; COMMUNICATION NOT PRIVILEGED. (a) A report...

Section 160.006. Board Confidentiality - Sec. 160.006. BOARD CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) A record, report, or other...

Section 160.007. Confidentiality Relating to Medical Peer Review Committee - Sec. 160.007. CONFIDENTIALITY RELATING TO MEDICAL PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a)...

Section 160.008. Use of Certain Confidential Information - Sec. 160.008. USE OF CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) This section...

Section 160.009. Compliance With Subpoena - Sec. 160.009. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA. (a) The governing body and...

Section 160.010. Immunity From Civil Liability - Sec. 160.010. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) The following are...

Section 160.011. Not State Action - Sec. 160.011. NOT STATE ACTION. The reporting or assistance provided...

Section 160.012. Discipline or Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 160.012. DISCIPLINE OR DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (a) A person may...

Section 160.013. Expungement of Report Made in Bad Faith - Sec. 160.013. EXPUNGEMENT OF REPORT MADE IN BAD FAITH. If...

Section 160.014. Action by Health Care Entity Not Precluded - Sec. 160.014. ACTION BY HEALTH CARE ENTITY NOT PRECLUDED. The...

Section 160.015. Immunity of Hospital District or Hospital Authority - Sec. 160.015. IMMUNITY OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT OR HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. This...

Subchapter B. Requirements Relating to Insurers

Section 160.051. Definitions - Sec. 160.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 160.052. Report From Insurer or Physician - Sec. 160.052. REPORT FROM INSURER OR PHYSICIAN. (a) Each insurer...

Section 160.053. Contents of Report; Additional Information - Sec. 160.053. CONTENTS OF REPORT; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. (a) Not later...

Section 160.054. Report Not Evidence - Sec. 160.054. REPORT NOT EVIDENCE. In the trial of an...

Section 160.055. Sanctions for Failure to Report - Sec. 160.055. SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO REPORT. The commissioner may...

Section 160.056. Civil Liability - Sec. 160.056. CIVIL LIABILITY. A person or entity is not...

Subchapter C. Requirements Relating to Certain Convictions or Adjudications

Section 160.101. Report by Court to Department of Public Safety - Sec. 160.101. REPORT BY COURT TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY....

Section 160.102. Report by Court to Board - Sec. 160.102. REPORT BY COURT TO BOARD. Not later than...

Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine

Subchapter A. Regulation by Board of Certain Nonprofit Health Corporations

Section 162.001. Certification by Board - Sec. 162.001. CERTIFICATION BY BOARD. (a) The board by rule...

Section 162.002. Limitation on Physician Fees - Sec. 162.002. LIMITATION ON PHYSICIAN FEES. A physician who provides...

Section 162.0021. Interference With Physician's Professional Judgment Prohibited - Sec. 162.0021. INTERFERENCE WITH PHYSICIAN'S PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT PROHIBITED. A health...

Section 162.0022. Health Organization Policies - Sec. 162.0022. HEALTH ORGANIZATION POLICIES. (a) A health organization certified...

Section 162.0023. Disciplinary Action Restriction - Sec. 162.0023. DISCIPLINARY ACTION RESTRICTION. A physician employed by a...

Section 162.0024. Contractual Waiver Prohibited - Sec. 162.0024. CONTRACTUAL WAIVER PROHIBITED. (a) The requirements of this...

Section 162.003. Refusal to Certify; Revocation; Penalty - Sec. 162.003. REFUSAL TO CERTIFY; REVOCATION; PENALTY. On a determination...

Section 162.004. Procedures for and Disposition of Complaints Against Certain Health Organizations - Sec. 162.004. PROCEDURES FOR AND DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST CERTAIN...

Section 162.005. Anti-Retaliation Policy - Sec. 162.005. ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY. (a) A health organization certified under...

Section 162.006. Biennial Report Required for Certain Health Organizations - Sec. 162.006. BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Authority to Form Certain Entities

Section 162.051. Authority to Form Certain Jointly Owned Entities - Sec. 162.051. AUTHORITY TO FORM CERTAIN JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES. (a)...

Section 162.052. Notice of Certain Ownership Interests - Sec. 162.052. NOTICE OF CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INTERESTS. (a) In this...

Section 162.053. Jointly Owned Entities With Physician Assistants - Sec. 162.053. JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES WITH PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. (a) A...

Subchapter C. Anesthesia in Outpatient Setting

Section 162.101. Definition - Sec. 162.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "outpatient setting" means a...

Section 162.102. Rules - Sec. 162.102. RULES. (a) The board by rule shall establish...

Section 162.103. Applicability - Sec. 162.103. APPLICABILITY. Rules adopted by the board under this...

Section 162.104. Registration Required - Sec. 162.104. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) The board shall require each...

Section 162.105. Compliance With Anesthesia Rules - Sec. 162.105. COMPLIANCE WITH ANESTHESIA RULES. (a) A physician who...

Section 162.106. Inspections - Sec. 162.106. INSPECTIONS. (a) The board may conduct inspections of...

Section 162.107. Requests for Inspection and Advisory Opinion - Sec. 162.107. REQUESTS FOR INSPECTION AND ADVISORY OPINION. (a) The...

Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing

Section 162.151. Definitions - Sec. 162.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Core credentials data"...

Section 162.153. Standardized Credentials Verification Program - Sec. 162.153. STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION PROGRAM. (a) The board shall...

Section 162.154. Furnishing of Data to Health Care Entity - Sec. 162.154. FURNISHING OF DATA TO HEALTH CARE ENTITY. Not...

Section 162.155. Review of Data by Physician - Sec. 162.155. REVIEW OF DATA BY PHYSICIAN. (a) Before releasing...

Section 162.156. Data Duplication Prohibited - Sec. 162.156. DATA DUPLICATION PROHIBITED. (a) A health care entity...

Section 162.157. Immunity - Sec. 162.157. IMMUNITY. A health care entity or its designated...

Section 162.158. Rules - Sec. 162.158. RULES. The board shall adopt rules as necessary...

Section 162.159. Confidentiality - Sec. 162.159. CONFIDENTIALITY. The information collected, maintained, or stored by...

Section 162.160. Use of Independent Contractor - Sec. 162.160. USE OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The board may contract...

Section 162.161. Fees - Sec. 162.161. FEES. (a) The board shall prescribe and assess...

Section 162.162. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 162.162. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. In addition to any...

Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School

Section 162.201. Employment of Physician Permitted - Sec. 162.201. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIAN PERMITTED. A private nonprofit medical...

Section 162.202. Committee Established by School - Sec. 162.202. COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL. (a) A private medical...

Section 162.203. Certification of School by Board - Sec. 162.203. CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BY BOARD. (a) A private...

Section 162.204. Biennial Report - Sec. 162.204. BIENNIAL REPORT. A private medical school certified under...

Section 162.205. Suspension or Revocation of Certification - Sec. 162.205. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION. If the board...

Section 162.206. Limitation on School's Authority - Sec. 162.206. LIMITATION ON SCHOOL'S AUTHORITY. A private medical school's...

Section 162.207. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 162.207. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not: (1)...

Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care

Section 162.251. Definitions - Sec. 162.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Direct fee" means...

Section 162.252. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 162.252. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...

Section 162.253. Direct Primary Care Not Insurance - Sec. 162.253. DIRECT PRIMARY CARE NOT INSURANCE. (a) A physician...

Section 162.254. Billing Insurer or Health Maintenance Organization Prohibited - Sec. 162.254. BILLING INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PROHIBITED. A...

Section 162.255. Interference Prohibited - Sec. 162.255. INTERFERENCE PROHIBITED. (a) The board or another state...

Section 162.256. Required Disclosure - Sec. 162.256. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. A physician providing direct primary care...

Chapter 163 - District Review Committees

Section 163.001. Definitions - Sec. 163.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Committee" means a...

Section 163.002. Designation of Districts - Sec. 163.002. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS. (a) The board shall designate:...

Section 163.003. Committee - Sec. 163.003. COMMITTEE. (a) A committee consists of seven members...

Section 163.004. Board Rules Regarding Committees - Sec. 163.004. BOARD RULES REGARDING COMMITTEES. The board may adopt...

Section 163.0045. Assistance to Board - Sec. 163.0045. ASSISTANCE TO BOARD. The board may request members...

Section 163.005. Committee Authority Limited - Sec. 163.005. COMMITTEE AUTHORITY LIMITED. A committee may not finally...

Chapter 164 - Disciplinary Actions and Procedures

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 164.001. Disciplinary Authority of Board; Methods of Discipline - Sec. 164.001. DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF BOARD; METHODS OF DISCIPLINE. (a)...

Section 164.0015. Remedial Plan - Sec. 164.0015. REMEDIAL PLAN. (a) In addition to the authority...

Section 164.002. Board Disposition of Complaints, Contested Cases, and Other Matters - Sec. 164.002. BOARD DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS, CONTESTED CASES, AND OTHER...

Section 164.0025. Delegation of Certain Complaint Dispositions - Sec. 164.0025. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS. (a) The board...

Section 164.003. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 164.003. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 164.0031. Board Representation in Informal Proceedings - Sec. 164.0031. BOARD REPRESENTATION IN INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) In an...

Section 164.0032. Roles and Responsibilities of Participants in Informal Proceedings - Sec. 164.0032. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPANTS IN INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS....

Section 164.0035. Dismissal of Baseless Complaint - Sec. 164.0035. DISMISSAL OF BASELESS COMPLAINT. If, during the 180-day...

Section 164.0036. Notice Regarding Certain Complaints - Sec. 164.0036. NOTICE REGARDING CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) If an informal...

Section 164.004. Compliance With Due Process Requirements - Sec. 164.004. COMPLIANCE WITH DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except in...

Section 164.005. Initiation of Charges; Formal Complaint - Sec. 164.005. INITIATION OF CHARGES; FORMAL COMPLAINT. (a) In this...

Section 164.006. Service of Notice - Sec. 164.006. SERVICE OF NOTICE. (a) Notice to the respondent...

Section 164.007. Administrative Hearings; Confidentiality Issues - Sec. 164.007. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS; CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES. (a) The board by...

Section 164.0071. Hearings on Certain Complaints - Sec. 164.0071. HEARINGS ON CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) In a formal...

Section 164.0072. Board Appeal of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - Sec. 164.0072. BOARD APPEAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS...

Section 164.008. Right to Counsel - Sec. 164.008. RIGHT TO COUNSEL. In a hearing involving a...

Section 164.009. Judicial Review - Sec. 164.009. JUDICIAL REVIEW. A person whose license to practice...

Section 164.010. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 164.010. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The board by...

Section 164.011. License Status Pending Appeal - Sec. 164.011. LICENSE STATUS PENDING APPEAL. (a) The board's decision...

Subchapter B. License Denial and Disciplinary Actions

Section 164.051. Grounds for Denial or Disciplinary Action - Sec. 164.051. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The...

Section 164.052. Prohibited Practices by Physician or License Applicant - Sec. 164.052. PROHIBITED PRACTICES BY PHYSICIAN OR LICENSE APPLICANT. (a)...

Section 164.053. Unprofessional or Dishonorable Conduct - Sec. 164.053. UNPROFESSIONAL OR DISHONORABLE CONDUCT. (a) For purposes of...

Section 164.054. Additional Requirements Regarding Drug Records - Sec. 164.054. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DRUG RECORDS. (a) Each physician...

Section 164.055. Prohibited Acts Regarding Abortion - Sec. 164.055. PROHIBITED ACTS REGARDING ABORTION. (a) The board shall...

Section 164.0551. Compliance With Certain Requirements Regarding Sonogram Before Abortion - Sec. 164.0551. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SONOGRAM BEFORE ABORTION....

Section 164.056. Physical or Mental Examination; Hearing - Sec. 164.056. PHYSICAL OR MENTAL EXAMINATION; HEARING. (a) In enforcing...

Section 164.057. Required Suspension or Revocation of License for Certain Offenses - Sec. 164.057. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN...

Section 164.058. Required Suspension of License of Incarcerated Physician - Sec. 164.058. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OF INCARCERATED PHYSICIAN. Regardless...

Section 164.059. Temporary Suspension or Restriction of License - Sec. 164.059. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE. (a) The...

Section 164.0595. Temporary Suspension or Restriction of License for Certain Arrests - Sec. 164.0595. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN...

Section 164.060. Report of Board Actions - Sec. 164.060. REPORT OF BOARD ACTIONS. (a) Not later than...

Section 164.061. Surrender of License - Sec. 164.061. SURRENDER OF LICENSE. (a) The board may accept...

Subchapter C. Probation of License

Section 164.101. Probation - Sec. 164.101. PROBATION. (a) The board on majority vote may...

Section 164.102. Persons Ineligible for Probation - Sec. 164.102. PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR PROBATION. (a) The board may...

Section 164.103. Rescission of Probation - Sec. 164.103. RESCISSION OF PROBATION. (a) At any time during...

Subchapter D. License Reinstatement

Section 164.151. Application for License Reinstatement - Sec. 164.151. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE REINSTATEMENT. (a) On application, the...

Section 164.152. Application Period - Sec. 164.152. APPLICATION PERIOD. (a) A person may not apply...

Section 164.153. Certain Persons Ineligible for Reinstatement - Sec. 164.153. CERTAIN PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR REINSTATEMENT. Except on an...

Section 164.154. Effect of License Reinstatement on Certain Prosecutions or Penalties - Sec. 164.154. EFFECT OF LICENSE REINSTATEMENT ON CERTAIN PROSECUTIONS OR...

Subchapter E. Other Actions

Section 164.201. Review by Board if Three or More Malpractice Claims - Sec. 164.201. REVIEW BY BOARD IF THREE OR MORE MALPRACTICE...

Section 164.206. Refund - Sec. 164.206. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the board...

Chapter 165 - Penalties

Subchapter A. Administrative Penalties

Section 165.001. Imposition of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 165.001. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The board by order...

Section 165.002. Procedure - Sec. 165.002. PROCEDURE. (a) The board by rule shall prescribe...

Section 165.003. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 165.003. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...

Section 165.004. Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 165.004. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a) If the...

Section 165.005. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 165.005. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not...

Section 165.006. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 165.006. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. If the person does not...

Section 165.007. Determination by Court - Sec. 165.007. DETERMINATION BY COURT. (a) If on appeal the...

Section 165.008. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 165.008. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If after...

Subchapter B. Injunctive Relief and Other Enforcement Provisions

Section 165.051. Injunction Authority - Sec. 165.051. INJUNCTION AUTHORITY. In addition to any other action...

Section 165.052. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 165.052. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) If it appears...

Subchapter C. Civil Penalties

Section 165.101. Civil Penalty - Sec. 165.101. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If it appears that a...

Section 165.102. Limitation on Civil Penalty - Sec. 165.102. LIMITATION ON CIVIL PENALTY. The attorney general may...

Section 165.103. Recovery of Expenses by Attorney General; Deposit - Sec. 165.103. RECOVERY OF EXPENSES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; DEPOSIT. (a)...

Subchapter D. Criminal Penalties

Section 165.151. General Criminal Penalty - Sec. 165.151. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 165.152. Practicing Medicine in Violation of Subtitle - Sec. 165.152. PRACTICING MEDICINE IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE. (a) A...

Section 165.153. Criminal Penalties for Additional Harm - Sec. 165.153. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ADDITIONAL HARM. (a) A person...

Section 165.1535. Performing Surgery While Intoxicated - Sec. 165.1535. PERFORMING SURGERY WHILE INTOXICATED. (a) In this section,...

Section 165.154. Tampering With Governmental Record; Perjury Offenses - Sec. 165.154. TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD; PERJURY OFFENSES. (a) A...

Section 165.155. Solicitation of Patients; Penalty - Sec. 165.155. SOLICITATION OF PATIENTS; PENALTY. (a) A physician commits...

Section 165.156. Misrepresentation Regarding Entitlement to Practice Medicine - Sec. 165.156. MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING ENTITLEMENT TO PRACTICE MEDICINE. A person,...

Section 165.157. Duty to Assist in Certain Prosecutions - Sec. 165.157. DUTY TO ASSIST IN CERTAIN PROSECUTIONS. (a) The...

Section 165.158. Unauthorized Release of Confidential Information - Sec. 165.158. UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) A person...

Section 165.159. Practicing Medicine Without Registration - Sec. 165.159. PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT REGISTRATION. (a) A person commits...

Section 165.160. Effect on Criminal Prosecution - Sec. 165.160. EFFECT ON CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. This subtitle does not...

Chapter 166 - Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services

Section 166.001. Definition - Sec. 166.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "anatomic pathology services" means:...

Section 166.002. Anatomic Pathology Billing - Sec. 166.002. ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY BILLING. Notwithstanding any other law, a...

Chapter 167 - Texas Physician Health Program

Section 167.001. Definitions - Sec. 167.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Committee" means the...

Section 167.002. Medical Director - Sec. 167.002. MEDICAL DIRECTOR. (a) The board shall appoint a...

Section 167.003. Governing Board - Sec. 167.003. GOVERNING BOARD. (a) The president of the board...

Section 167.004. Physician Health and Rehabilitation Advisory Committee - Sec. 167.004. PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The...

Section 167.005. Texas Physician Health Program - Sec. 167.005. TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM. (a) The Texas Physician...

Section 167.006. Rules - Sec. 167.006. RULES. The board, with the advice of and...

Section 167.007. Operation of Program - Sec. 167.007. OPERATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The program must include...

Section 167.008. Referrals to Program - Sec. 167.008. REFERRALS TO PROGRAM. (a) The program shall accept...

Section 167.009. Referral by Board or Physician Assistant Board as Prerequisite for Issuing or Maintaining a License - Sec. 167.009. REFERRAL BY BOARD OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT BOARD AS...

Section 167.0091. Referrals for Certain Professions - Sec. 167.0091. REFERRALS FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision...

Section 167.010. Confidentiality - Sec. 167.010. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Each referral, proceeding, report, investigative file,...

Section 167.011. Funding; Fees - Sec. 167.011. FUNDING; FEES. (a) The Texas physician health program...

Section 167.012. Memorandum of Understanding With Board - Sec. 167.012. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BOARD. The governing board...

Section 167.013. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 167.013. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. In addition to any...

Chapter 168 - Regulation of Pain Management Clinics

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 168.001. Definitions - Sec. 168.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Pain management clinic"...

Section 168.002. Exemptions - Sec. 168.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 168.003. Legislative Finding - Sec. 168.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDING. The legislature finds that deaths resulting...

Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board

Section 168.051. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 168.051. ADOPTION OF RULES. The board shall adopt rules...

Section 168.052. Inspections - Sec. 168.052. INSPECTIONS. (a) The board may inspect a pain...

Section 168.053. Complaints - Sec. 168.053. COMPLAINTS. The board shall investigate a complaint alleging...

Subchapter C. Certification of Clinic

Section 168.101. Certificate Required - Sec. 168.101. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A pain management clinic may...

Section 168.102. Certificate Application and Issuance - Sec. 168.102. CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE. (a) A physician who...

Subchapter D. Certificate Renewal

Section 168.151. Expiration of Certificate - Sec. 168.151. EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE. (a) A certificate issued under...

Section 168.152. Requirements for Renewal - Sec. 168.152. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL. (a) The owner or operator...

Subchapter E. Regulation of Clinics; Enforcement

Section 168.201. Regulation of Person Affiliated With Clinic - Sec. 168.201. REGULATION OF PERSON AFFILIATED WITH CLINIC. (a) The...

Section 168.202. Disciplinary Action - Sec. 168.202. DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) A violation of this chapter...

Chapter 169 - Authority to Prescribe Low-Thc Cannabis to Certain Patients for Compassionate Use

Section 169.001. Definitions - Sec. 169.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 169.0011. Prescription for Medical Use - Sec. 169.0011. PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICAL USE. A reference in this...

Section 169.002. Physician Qualified to Prescribe Low-Thc Cannabis to Patients With Certain Medical Conditions - Sec. 169.002. PHYSICIAN QUALIFIED TO PRESCRIBE LOW-THC CANNABIS TO PATIENTS...

Section 169.003. Prescription of Low-Thc Cannabis - Sec. 169.003. PRESCRIPTION OF LOW-THC CANNABIS. A physician described by...

Section 169.004. Low-Thc Cannabis Prescriber Registration - Sec. 169.004. LOW-THC CANNABIS PRESCRIBER REGISTRATION. (a) Before a physician...

Section 169.005. Patient Treatment Plan - Sec. 169.005. PATIENT TREATMENT PLAN. A physician described by Section...

Chapter 170 - Prescription of Opioid Antagonists

Section 170.001. Definitions - Sec. 170.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "opioid antagonist" and "opioid-related...

Section 170.002. Guidelines - Sec. 170.002. GUIDELINES. (a) The board shall adopt guidelines for...

Section 170.003. Liability for Act or Omission With Respect to Prescribing an Opioid Antagonist - Sec. 170.003. LIABILITY FOR ACT OR OMISSION WITH RESPECT TO...

Chapter 171 - Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

Section 171.001. Purpose - Sec. 171.001. PURPOSE. In order to strengthen access to health...

Section 171.002. Definitions - Sec. 171.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bylaws" means those...

Section 171.003. Eligibility - Sec. 171.003. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A physician must meet the eligibility...

Section 171.004. Designation of State of Principal License - Sec. 171.004. DESIGNATION OF STATE OF PRINCIPAL LICENSE. (a) A...

Section 171.005. Application and Issuance of Expedited Licensure - Sec. 171.005. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF EXPEDITED LICENSURE. (a) A...

Section 171.006. Fees for Expedited Licensure - Sec. 171.006. FEES FOR EXPEDITED LICENSURE. (a) A member state...

Section 171.007. Renewal and Continued Participation - Sec. 171.007. RENEWAL AND CONTINUED PARTICIPATION. (a) A physician seeking...

Section 171.008. Coordinated Information System - Sec. 171.008. COORDINATED INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The interstate commission shall...

Section 171.009. Joint Investigations - Sec. 171.009. JOINT INVESTIGATIONS. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of...

Section 171.010. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 171.010. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) Any disciplinary action taken by...

Section 171.011. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission - Sec. 171.011. INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION. (a) The member...

Section 171.012. Powers and Duties of Interstate Commission - Sec. 171.012. POWERS AND DUTIES OF INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate...

Section 171.013. Finance Powers - Sec. 171.013. FINANCE POWERS. (a) The interstate commission may levy...

Section 171.014. Organization and Operation of Interstate Commission - Sec. 171.014. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF INTERSTATE COMMISSION. (a) The...

Section 171.015. Rulemaking Functions of Interstate Commission - Sec. 171.015. RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS OF INTERSTATE COMMISSION. (a) The interstate...

Section 171.016. Oversight of Interstate Compact - Sec. 171.016. OVERSIGHT OF INTERSTATE COMPACT. (a) The executive, legislative,...

Section 171.017. Enforcement of Interstate Compact - Sec. 171.017. ENFORCEMENT OF INTERSTATE COMPACT. (a) The interstate commission,...

Section 171.018. Default Procedures - Sec. 171.018. DEFAULT PROCEDURES. (a) The grounds for default include,...

Section 171.019. Dispute Resolution - Sec. 171.019. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The interstate commission shall attempt,...

Section 171.020. Member States, Effective Date and Amendment - Sec. 171.020. MEMBER STATES, EFFECTIVE DATE AND AMENDMENT. (a) Any...

Section 171.021. Withdrawal - Sec. 171.021. WITHDRAWAL. (a) Once effective, the compact shall continue...

Section 171.022. Dissolution - Sec. 171.022. DISSOLUTION. (a) The compact shall dissolve effective upon...

Section 171.023. Severability and Construction - Sec. 171.023. SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION. (a) The provisions of the...

Section 171.024. Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws - Sec. 171.024. BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS. (a)...

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Texas Statutes Title 3 - Health Professions Subtitle B - Physicians

Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle B - Physicians