TITLE: Relating to the granting of privileges to and the authority of podiatrists at hospitals.

SUMMARY: Relating to the granting of privileges to and the authority of podiatrists at hospitals.

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