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TX Occ Code § 201.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 201.314. Search of National Practitioner Database

Sec. 201.314.  SEARCH OF NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATABASE.  The board shall establish a process to search at least one national practitioner database to determine whether another state has taken any disciplinary action against an applicant or license holder before issuing an initial or renewal license under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 201.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.351. Registration

Sec. 201.351.  REGISTRATION.  A chiropractor may not practice chiropractic in this state unless the chiropractor registers with the board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 201.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.352. Application for Registration

Sec. 201.352.  APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.  (a)  A person required to register shall:(1)  file with the board a written application for registration; and(2)  pay, with the application, a registration fee to the board.(b)  The application must include:(1)  the person's full name, age, post office address, and place of residence;(2)  each place where the person is engaged in the practice of chiropractic;(3)  the college of chiropractic from which the person graduated;  and(4)  the number and date of the person's license.(c)  On receipt of the application and registration fee, the board shall determine whether the applicant is licensed to practice chiropractic in this state based on the records of the board or other sources the board considers reliable.(c-1)  On receipt of a renewal application, the board shall check the national practitioner database with respect to the license holder as provided by Section 201.314.  (d)  If the board determines that the applicant is licensed to practice chiropractic in this state, the board shall issue a registration receipt certifying that the applicant has filed an application and paid the registration fee.(e)  The registration receipt is not evidence in a prosecution for the unlawful practice of chiropractic under Section 201.605 that the person is lawfully entitled to practice chiropractic.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 201.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.353. License Expiration Date

Sec. 201.353.  LICENSE EXPIRATION DATE.  (a)  A license under this chapter is valid for a term of two or more years as determined by board rule.(a-1)  The board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.(b)  For a year in which the license expiration date is changed, license fees payable on January 1 shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only the portion of the fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid.  On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 201.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.354. License Renewal

Sec. 201.354.  LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the expiration date of the license.(b)  At least 30 days before the expiration of a person's license, the board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the board's records.(c)  The renewal fee applies to each person licensed by the board, even if the person is not practicing chiropractic in this state.(d)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the renewal fee set by the board under Section 201.153(a).  If a person's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the renewal fee set by the board under Section 201.153(a).(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (g) and Section 201.355, a person may not renew a license that has been expired for one year or more.  The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.(f)  A person who practices chiropractic without a renewal receipt for the current year practices chiropractic without a license.(g)  A person may renew a license that has been expired for at least one year but not more than three years if:(1)  the board determines according to criteria adopted by board rule that the person has shown good cause for the failure to renew the license; and(2)  the person pays to the board:(A)  the renewal fee set by the board under Section 201.153(a) for each year in which the license was expired; and(B)  an additional fee in an amount equal to the sum of:(i)  the renewal fee set by the board under Section 201.153(a), multiplied by the number of years the license was expired, prorated for fractional years; and(ii)  two times the renewal fee set by the board under Section 201.153(a).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 31(a), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 201.3545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.3545. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Renewal

Sec. 201.3545.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  An applicant renewing a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 201.313.(b)  The board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:(1)  Section 201.313 for the initial issuance of the license; or(2)  this section as part of a prior license renewal.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 201.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.355. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 201.355.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  The board may renew without reexamination an expired license of a person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state or foreign country, and is currently licensed in good standing and has been in practice in the other state or foreign country for the two years preceding application.(b)  The person must pay to the board a fee that is equal to the normally required renewal fee for the license.(c)  For purposes of this section, a person is currently licensed if the person is licensed by another chiropractic licensing board recognized by the board.  The board shall adopt requirements for recognizing another chiropractic licensing board that:(1)  has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;  and(2)  maintains professional standards considered by the board to be equivalent to the standards under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 329, Sec. 3.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 201.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter H. Registration and License Renewal|Section 201.356. Continuing Education

Sec. 201.356.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  The board by rule shall:(1)  assess the continuing education needs of license holders;(2)  adopt requirements for mandatory continuing education for license holders in subjects relating to the practice of chiropractic;(3)  establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license;  and(4)  develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses.(b)  The board may require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by the board.  The board shall adopt a procedure to assess a license holder's participation and performance in continuing education programs.(c)  The board shall identify the key factors for the competent performance by a license holder of the license holder's professional duties.(d)  The board shall notify license holders of approved continuing education courses at least annually.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 201.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter I. Patient Confidentiality|Section 201.401. Definition of Patient

Sec. 201.401.  DEFINITION OF PATIENT.  In this subchapter, "patient" means any person who consults or is seen by a chiropractor to receive chiropractic care.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 201.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter I. Patient Confidentiality|Section 201.403. Exceptions to Confidentiality for Administrative Procedure

Sec. 201.403.  EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.  (a)  Section 201.402 does not apply in a court or administrative proceeding:(1)  brought by a patient against a chiropractor, including:(A)  a malpractice proceeding;  and(B)  any criminal or license revocation proceeding in which the patient is a complaining witness and disclosure is relevant to the claims or defense of the chiropractor;(2)  in which the patient or a person authorized to act on the patient's behalf submits a written consent to the release of confidential information, as provided by Section 201.405;(3)  brought to substantiate and collect on a claim for chiropractic services rendered to the patient;(4)  brought by the patient or a person on the patient's behalf who is attempting to recover monetary damages for any physical or mental condition, including death of the patient;(5)  brought in connection with a disciplinary investigation of a chiropractor under this chapter, except as provided by Subsection (b);(6)  brought in connection with a criminal investigation of a chiropractor if the board is participating or assisting in the investigation or proceeding by providing certain records obtained from the chiropractor, except as provided by Subsection (c);  and(7)  brought in connection with a criminal prosecution in which the patient is a victim, witness, or defendant except as provided by Subsection (d).(b)  The board shall protect the identity of any patient whose chiropractic records are examined in connection with an investigation or proceeding described by Subsection (a)(5), excluding patients described by Subsection (a)(1) and patients who have submitted written consent to the release of their chiropractic records as provided by Section 201.405.(c)  The board shall protect the identity of any patient whose records are provided in connection with an investigation or proceeding described by Subsection (a)(6), excluding patients described by Subsection (a)(1) and patients who have submitted written consent to the release of their chiropractic records as provided by Section 201.405.  The board does not authorize the release of any confidential information for the purpose of instigating or substantiating criminal charges against a patient.(d)  In a proceeding described by Subsection (a)(7), records or communications are not discoverable until the court in which the prosecution is pending makes an in camera determination of relevancy.  A determination of relevancy by a court under this subsection is not a determination of the admissibility of any record or communication.(e)  Information is discoverable in a court or administrative proceeding in this state if the court or administrative body has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proceeding.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 201.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter I. Patient Confidentiality|Section 201.404. Exceptions to Confidentiality for Other Circumstances

Sec. 201.404.  EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY FOR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.  (a)  In circumstances other than court or administrative proceedings, exceptions to Section 201.402 exist only for:(1)  a governmental agency, if the disclosure is required or permitted by law except as provided by Subsection (b);(2)  medical or law enforcement personnel, if the chiropractor determines that a probability of imminent physical injury to the patient, the chiropractor, or others exists or a probability of immediate mental or emotional injury to the patient exists;(3)  qualified personnel for the purpose of management audits, financial audits, program evaluations, or research, under the conditions provided by Subsection (c);(4)  those parts of the records reflecting charges and specific services performed, if necessary to collect fees for services provided by a chiropractor, a professional association, or another entity qualified to render or arrange for services;(5)  any person who possesses a written consent described by Section 201.405;(6)  an individual, corporation, or governmental agency involved in paying or collecting fees for services performed by a chiropractor;(7)  another chiropractor or personnel under the direction of the chiropractor who participate in the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of the patient;  or(8)  an official legislative inquiry of state hospitals or state schools under the conditions provided under Subsection (d).(b)  A governmental agency shall protect the identity of any patient whose chiropractic records are examined under Subsection (a)(1).(c)  Personnel described by Subsection (a)(3) may not directly or indirectly identify a patient in any report of research, audit, or evaluation or otherwise disclose a patient's identity in any manner.(d)  Information released under Subsection (a)(8) may not include:(1)  information or records that identify a patient or client for any purpose without proper consent given by the patient;  and(2)  records that were not created by the state hospital or school or its employees.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 201.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter J. Practice by License Holder|Section 201.452. Use of X-Ray

Sec. 201.452.  USE OF X-RAY.  (a)  The board may require evidence of proper training and safety in the use of analytical and diagnostic x-ray in conformity with:(1)  Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code;  and(2)  rules of the Texas Radiation Control Agency and the Texas Department of Health.(b)  This section does not modify or amend:(1)  Section 201.002 by enlarging the scope of the practice of chiropractic or the acts that a chiropractor is authorized to perform;  or(2)  Chapter 151.(c)  The board shall implement any federal and state requirements relating to radiologic training of the employees of a chiropractor.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 201.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter J. Practice by License Holder|Section 201.453. Malpractice Settlement Information and Expert Reports

Sec. 201.453.  MALPRACTICE SETTLEMENT INFORMATION AND EXPERT REPORTS.  (a)  The Texas Department of Insurance shall provide to the board any information received by the department regarding a settlement of a malpractice claim against a chiropractor.(b)  An insurer who delivers or issues for delivery in this state professional liability insurance coverage to a chiropractor who practices in this state shall provide to the board a copy of any expert report served under Section 74.351, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, in a malpractice action against the chiropractor.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 201.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter K. Disciplinary Procedures|Section 201.501. Disciplinary Powers of Board

Sec. 201.501.  DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF BOARD.  (a)  On a determination that a person has violated this chapter or a rule adopted by the board under this chapter, the board:(1)  shall revoke or suspend the person's license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder;  or(2)  may impose an administrative penalty.(b)  If a license suspension is probated, the board may require the license holder to:(1)  report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;(2)  limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board;  or(3)  continue or review continuing professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.(c)  In addition to other disciplinary actions authorized by this chapter, the board may require a license holder who violates this chapter to participate in a continuing education program.  The board shall specify the continuing education programs that the license holder may attend and the number of hours that the license holder must complete.(d)  Disciplinary proceedings of the board are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 201.5025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter K. Disciplinary Procedures|Section 201.5025. Prohibited Practices by Chiropractor or License Applicant

Sec. 201.5025.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES BY CHIROPRACTOR OR LICENSE APPLICANT.  (a)  A chiropractor or an applicant for a license to practice chiropractic commits a prohibited practice if that person:(1)  submits to the board a false or misleading statement, document, or certificate in an application for a license;(2)  commits fraud or deception in taking or passing an examination;(3)  commits unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that is likely to deceive or defraud the public, as provided by Section 201.5026, or injure the public;(4)  engages in conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert an examination process required by this chapter for a chiropractic license;(5)  directly or indirectly employs a person whose license to practice chiropractic has been suspended, canceled, or revoked;(6)  associates in the practice of chiropractic with a person:(A)  whose license to practice chiropractic has been suspended, canceled, or revoked; or(B)  who has been convicted of the unlawful practice of chiropractic in this state or elsewhere; or(7)  directly or indirectly aids or abets the practice of chiropractic by a person that is not licensed to practice chiropractic by the board.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert the chiropractic licensing examination process includes, as prescribed by board rule, conduct that violates:(1)  the security of the examination materials;(2)  the standard of test administration; or(3)  the accreditation process.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 201.5026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 201 - Chiropractors|Subchapter K. Disciplinary Procedures|Section 201.5026. Unprofessional or Dishonorable Conduct

Sec. 201.5026.  UNPROFESSIONAL OR DISHONORABLE CONDUCT.  (a)  For purposes of Section 201.5025(a)(3), unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that is likely to deceive or defraud the public includes conduct in which a chiropractor:(1)  commits an act that violates any state or federal law if the act is connected with the chiropractor's practice of chiropractic;(2)  prescribes or administers a treatment that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic in the manner the treatment is prescribed or administered;(3)  violates Section 311.0025, Health and Safety Code;(4)  fails to supervise adequately the activities of those acting under the supervision of the chiropractor; or(5)  delegates professional chiropractic responsibility or acts to a person if the delegating chiropractor knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training, experience, or licensure to perform the responsibility or acts.(b)  A complaint, indictment, or conviction of a violation is not necessary for the enforcement of Subsection (a)(1).  Proof of the commission of the act while in the practice of chiropractic or under the guise of the practice of chiropractic is sufficient for the board's action.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2005.|