Source: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/chapter100prop.htm
Timestamp: 2018-07-20 14:23:51
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Proposed Changes to Chapter 100, Texas Administrative Code
Proposed Changes to General Provisions For Health-Related Programs
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) proposes amendments to an existing rule at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 100, §100.1; and proposes new rules §100.31 and §100.50, regarding General Provisions for Health-Related Programs.
Senate Bill 589, 85th Legislature, Regular Session (2017), established Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 506, which requires the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (Commission) and the Department to license and regulate behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts. In addition, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3078, which transferred the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners to the Department. The proposed rules are necessary to add the Behavior Analyst and Podiatry to the health-related general provisions.
The proposed amendments to §100.1 adds behavior analysts and podiatrists to the occupations applicable to this chapter.
The proposed new §100.31add rules specific to the rulemaking process for the podiatry program.
The proposed new §100.50 add rules specific to the procedure for soliciting input from podiatry advisory board members regarding continuing education requirements.
Mr. Francis has also determined that for each year of the first five years the new rules are in effect, there is no estimated increase or loss in revenue to the state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering the proposed amendment.
Mr. Francis has also determined that for each year of the first five-years that the proposed rules are in effect, the public will benefit by having an effective regulatory program for both behavior analysts and the practice of podiatry. The proposed rules provide that scope of practice and standard of care rules for behavior analysts are proposed by the advisory board for this profession. The proposed rules also provide that scope of practice, standard of care, and ethics rules for podiatrists are proposed by the established advisory board for this profession. Additionally, the rules provide procedures for soliciting input from the podiatry advisory board on continuing education requirements. These proposed rules will benefit the public by ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(5) The proposed rules do create a new regulation. The rules require procedures to be created for the solicitation of and input from the advisory board for continuing education requirements.
(6) The proposed rules repeal the requirement to keep records at a central location at a Texas office, and repeal the requirement to make records available to a law enforcement agency upon request. The proposed rules also expand a regulation by requiring a training provider to designate a responsible person. The proposed rules do not limit or repeal existing rules. The proposed rules do expand the application of Chapter 100 rules to include behavioral analysts and podiatrists as required by statute.
(7) The proposed rules do not increase or decrease the number of individuals subject to the rule’s applicability.
The amendment and new rule are proposed under Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51, 202 (Podiatry); 203 (Midwives); 401 (Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists); 402 ( Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers); 451 (Athletic Trainers); 506 (Behavior Analysts); 605 (Orthotists and Prosthetists); and 701 (Dietitians), which authorize the Commission, the Department’s governing body, to adopt rules as necessary to implement these chapters and any other law establishing a program regulated by the Department.
The statutory provisions affected by the proposal are those set forth in Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51, 202 (Podiatry); 203 (Midwives); 401 (Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists); 402 (Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers); 451 (Athletic Trainers); 506 (Behavior Analysts); 605 (Orthotists and Prosthetists); and 701 (Dietitians). No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the proposal.
§100.1. Applicability.
(3) [ (2) ] dietitians;
(4) [ (3) ] hearing instrument fitters and dispensers;
(5) [ (4) ] midwives;
(6) [ (5) ] orthotists and prosthetists; [ and ]
(7) [ (6) ] speech-language pathologists and audiologists; and[ . ]
(8) podiatrists.
§100.31. Rules Regarding the Podiatry Program.
(a) This section is promulgated under Occupations Code, §51.2032 (b) and (c).
(b) The commission may not adopt a new rule relating to the scope of practice of, a health-related standard of care for, or the ethical practice of the profession of podiatry unless the rule has been proposed by the advisory board established for this profession.
(c) Under Section 51.2032 (b) and (c), Occupations Code, the advisory board may propose a rule described by subsection (b) according to the following procedure:
(2) The rule must be within the commission’s legal authority to adopt; and
(d) The commission shall either adopt the rule as proposed by the advisory board under subsection (c), with any non-substantive, editorial changes made by the department under subsection (c)(3), or return the rule to the Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board for revision.
§100.50. Continuing Education Procedures for the Podiatry Program.
(a) The department will establish an advisory board work group to review and make recommendations regarding continuing education requirements.
(b) The department may obtain additional expertise from one or more of the following sources:
(1) a former member of the advisory board for the profession;
(2) a department staff expert; or
(c) opinions or recommendations made under subsection (a) will be presented to the full advisory board for discussion.