TX Occ Code § 162.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|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 shall certify a health organization that:(1)  applies for certification on a form approved by the board;  and(2)  presents proof satisfactory to the board that the organization meets the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c).(b)  The board shall approve and certify a health organization that:(1)  is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) organized to:(A)  conduct scientific research and research projects in the public interest in the field of medical science, medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related area;(B)  support medical education in medical schools through grants and scholarships;(C)  improve and develop the capabilities of individuals and institutions studying, teaching, and practicing medicine;(D)  deliver health care to the public;  or(E)  instruct the general public in medical science, public health, and hygiene and provide related instruction useful to individuals and beneficial to the community;(2)  is organized and incorporated solely by persons licensed by the board;  and(3)  has as its directors and trustees persons who are:(A)  licensed by the board;  and(B)  actively engaged in the practice of medicine.(c)  The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization:(1)  is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3));  and(2)  is organized and operated as:(A)  a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c;  or(B)  a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).(c-1)  Expired.(c-2)  Expired.(c-3)  Expired.(c-4)  The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization:(1)  is a hospital district:(A)  recognized by a federal agency as a public entity eligible to receive a grant related to a community or federally qualified health center described by Subdivision (2); and(B)  created in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003; and(2)  is organized and operated as:(A)  a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or(B)  a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).(c-5)  This section applies to a hospital district described by Subsection (c-4) only in relation to the hospital district's operations as a community or federally qualified health center described by Subsection (c-4)(2).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 601 (H.B. 1924), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.|