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TX Occ Code § 602.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.208. Examination Results; Reexamination

Sec. 602.208.  EXAMINATION RESULTS; REEXAMINATION.  (a)  The medical board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered.  If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the medical board receives the results from the testing service.(b)  If the medical board learns that the notice of the examination results will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination date, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay not later than the 90th day.(c)  If requested by a person who fails the examination, the medical board shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.(d)  The medical board by rule shall establish procedures and requirements for reexamination of an applicant who fails the examination.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.073, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.2081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.2081. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License

Sec. 602.2081.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.  (a)  The medical board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the medical board, to the medical board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(b)  The medical board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  The medical board shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license using information:(1)  provided by the individual under this section; and(2)  made available to the medical board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.(d)  The medical board may:(1)  enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and(2)  authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.074, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.209. License Issuance

Sec. 602.209.  LICENSE ISSUANCE.  (a)  The medical board may issue a license to an eligible applicant who:(1)  passes the examination under Section 602.206; and(2)  meets all other license requirements.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the medical board makes a decision on an application submitted under Section 602.203, the medical board shall notify the applicant of the decision.(c)  If the medical board approves the application, the medical board shall issue a license to the applicant.  If the medical board denies the application, the medical board shall include in the notice of decision a description of the areas of deficiency.(d)  Each license issued under this chapter must be uniform, except that each license must indicate:(1)  the license holder's name;(2)  the serial number assigned to the license holder;  and(3)  the medical physics specialty the license holder may practice.(e)  A license certificate is the medical board's property and must be surrendered on demand.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.075, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.210. License Term and Renewal

Sec. 602.210.  LICENSE TERM AND RENEWAL.  (a)  A license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed.(b)  The medical board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.(c)  A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical board before the expiration date of the license.(d)  If a person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board the required renewal fee and a penalty fee in an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the renewal fee.(e)  If a person's license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board the renewal fee that was due at expiration and a penalty fee in an amount equal to the amount of the renewal fee.(f)  If a person's license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the license.  To obtain a new license, a person must comply with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license, including the examination requirement.(g)  Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license expires, the medical board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the license holder's last known address according to the records of the medical board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.159, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.076, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.2101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.2101. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal

Sec. 602.2101.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  An applicant renewing a license shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history check of the applicant as provided by Section 602.2081.(b)  The medical board may not 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 602.2081 for the initial issuance of the license; or(2)  this section as part of a prior renewal of the license.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.077, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.211. License by Endorsement or Reciprocity

Sec. 602.211.  LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT OR RECIPROCITY.  (a)  On receipt of an application and fee under Section 602.203, the medical board may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license to a person who holds a license to practice medical or radiological physics in another state, territory, or jurisdiction acceptable to the medical board that has requirements for the licensing of medical or radiological physicists that are substantially the same as the requirements of this chapter.(b)  The medical board may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license to practice medical physics in this state for an applicant who holds a license issued by another jurisdiction with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.  The medical board may make an agreement, subject to the approval of the governor, with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.334(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.078, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.212. License Holder Duties

Sec. 602.212.  LICENSE HOLDER DUTIES.  A license holder shall:(1)  publicly display the license holder's license in an appropriate manner; and(2)  report immediately to the medical board any change in the license holder's address.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.079, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.213. Provisional License

Sec. 602.213.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  The medical board may issue a provisional license to an applicant currently licensed or certified in another jurisdiction who seeks a license in this state and who:(1)  has been licensed or certified in good standing as a practitioner of medical or radiologic physics for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing or certification requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2)  has passed a national or other examination recognized by the medical board relating to the practice of medical or radiologic physics; and(3)  is sponsored by a person licensed by the medical board under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.(b)  The medical board may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the medical board determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.(c)  A provisional license is valid until the date the medical board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license.  The medical board shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder if:(1)  the provisional license holder is eligible to be certified under Section 602.211; or(2)  the provisional license holder passes the part of the examination under Section 602.206 that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of medical physics in this state and:(A)  the medical board verifies that the provisional license holder meets the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and(B)  the provisional license holder satisfies any other licensing requirements under this chapter.(d)  The medical board must approve or deny a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.  The medical board may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the medical board before the end of that period.(e)  The medical board may establish a fee for provisional licenses.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.335(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.160, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.080, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 602.214. Refusal for Violation of Board Order

Sec. 602.214.  REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.  The medical board may refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a medical board order.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 602.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter F. License Denial and Disciplinary Action|Section 602.251. Grounds for License Denial or Disciplinary Action

Sec. 602.251.  GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  The medical board may refuse to issue or renew a license, suspend, restrict, or revoke a license, or reprimand a license holder for:(1)  obtaining or renewing a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of a material fact;(2)  having previously applied for or held a license issued by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or jurisdiction that was denied, suspended, or revoked by that licensing authority;(3)  engaging in unprofessional conduct that endangered or is likely to endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the public as defined by medical board rule;(4)  violating this chapter, a lawful order or rule of the medical board, or the medical board's code of ethics; or(5)  being convicted of:(A)  a felony; or(B)  a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or that directly relates to the person's duties as a licensed medical physicist.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.336(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.081, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter F. License Denial and Disciplinary Action|Section 602.252. Administrative Procedure for Contested Case Hearing

Sec. 602.252.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARING.  Chapter 2001, Government Code, and medical board rules for a contested case hearing apply to a proceeding by the medical board under this chapter in which a formal complaint has been filed.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.082, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.2521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter F. License Denial and Disciplinary Action|Section 602.2521. Informal Procedures

Sec. 602.2521.  INFORMAL PROCEDURES.  (a)  The medical board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:(1)  informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and(2)  informal proceedings held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.(b)  Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must:(1)  provide the complainant, if applicable and permitted by law, an opportunity to be heard;(2)  provide the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and(3)  require the medical board's legal counsel or a representative of the attorney general to be present to advise the medical board or the medical board's employees.(c)  Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code, do not apply to an investigation file and investigative information in the possession of or used by the medical board in an informal proceeding under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.083, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter F. License Denial and Disciplinary Action|Section 602.253. Probation

Sec. 602.253.  PROBATION.  The medical board may place on probation a person whose license is suspended.  If a license suspension is probated, the medical board may require the person to:(1)  report regularly to the medical board on matters that are the basis of the probation;(2)  limit practice to the areas prescribed by the medical board; or(3)  continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the medical board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.336(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.084, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter F. License Denial and Disciplinary Action|Section 602.254. Emergency Suspension

Sec. 602.254.  EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.  (a)  The medical board or a three-member panel of medical board members designated by the president of the medical board shall temporarily suspend the license of a license holder if the medical board or panel determines from the evidence or information presented to it that continued practice by the license holder would constitute a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare.(b)  A license may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:(1)  action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings simultaneously with the temporary suspension;  and(2)  a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.(c)  The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a preliminary hearing not later than the 14th day after the date of the temporary suspension to determine if there is probable cause to believe that a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare still exists.  A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later than the 61st day after the date of the temporary suspension.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.085, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 602.301. Injunction

Sec. 602.301.  INJUNCTION.  The medical board shall prosecute or file suit to enjoin a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.086, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.3015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 602.3015. Civil Penalty

Sec. 602.3015.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 a day.(b)  At the request of the medical board, the attorney general shall bring an action to recover a civil penalty authorized under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.087, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 602.302. Offense

Sec. 602.302.  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  practices medical physics without holding a license under this chapter;(2)  practices a specialty of medical physics without holding a license for the specialty;(3)  practices medical physics in violation of this chapter;  or(4)  uses in any manner letters, terminology, symbols, or signs to indicate or imply that the person is qualified or licensed to practice medical physics in a manner for which the person is not licensed under this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 603.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 603.001. Short Title

Sec. 603.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Licensed Perfusionists Act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 603.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 603.002. Definitions

Sec. 603.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(15), eff. September 1, 2015.(2)  "Advisory committee" means the Perfusionist Licensure Advisory Committee.(3)  "Medical board" means the Texas Medical Board.(4)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(15), eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.090, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.197(15), eff. September 1, 2015.|