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TX Occ Code § 206.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter D. Public Interest Information; Complaint and Investigative Information|Section 206.157. Confidentiality of Investigative Information

Sec. 206.157.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.  A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, or other report, the identity of and reports made by a physician or surgical assistant performing or supervising compliance monitoring for the medical board, or other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the medical board, medical board employee or agent relating to a license holder, a license application, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the medical board or medical board employee or agent involved in license holder discipline.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.1575 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter D. Public Interest Information; Complaint and Investigative Information|Section 206.1575. Conduct of Investigation

Sec. 206.1575.  CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION.  The medical board shall complete a preliminary investigation of a complaint not later than the 30th day after the date of receiving the complaint.  The medical board shall first determine whether the surgical assistant constitutes a continuing threat to the public welfare.  On completion of the preliminary investigation, the medical board shall determine whether to officially proceed on the complaint.  If the medical board fails to complete the preliminary investigation in the time required by this section, the medical board's official investigation is considered to commence on that date.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 206.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter D. Public Interest Information; Complaint and Investigative Information|Section 206.158. Permitted Disclosure of Investigative Information

Sec. 206.158.  PERMITTED DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.  (a)  Investigative information in the possession of the medical board, medical board employee, or agent that relates to the discipline of a license holder may be disclosed to:(1)  a licensing authority in another state or a territory or country in which the license holder is licensed or has applied for a license;  or(2)  a peer review committee reviewing:(A)  an application for privileges;  or(B)  the qualifications of the license holder with respect to retaining privileges.(b)  If the investigative information in the possession of the medical board or a medical board employee or agent indicates a crime may have been committed, the medical board shall report the information to the proper law enforcement agency.  The medical board shall cooperate with and assist all law enforcement agencies conducting criminal investigations of a license holder by providing information relevant to the investigation.  Confidential information disclosed by the medical board to a law enforcement agency remains confidential and may not be disclosed by the law enforcement agency except as necessary to further the investigation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter D. Public Interest Information; Complaint and Investigative Information|Section 206.159. Immunity and Reporting Requirements

Sec. 206.159.  IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A medical peer review committee in this state, a quality assurance committee in this state, a surgical assistant, a surgical assistant student, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a surgical assistant in this state if, in that person's opinion, a surgical assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through the person's practice as a surgical assistant.  The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract.(b)  A person who, without malice, furnishes records, information, or assistance to the advisory committee under this section is immune from any civil liability arising from that action in a suit against the person brought by or on behalf of a surgical assistant who is reported under this section.(c)  Sections 160.002, 160.003, 160.006, 160.007, 160.009, 160.013, and 160.014 apply to medical peer review regarding a licensed surgical assistant. |Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.201. License Required

Sec. 206.201.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 206.002, a person may not practice as a surgical assistant unless the person is licensed under this chapter.(b)  Unless the person holds a license under this chapter, a person may not use, in connection with the person's name:(1)  the title "Licensed Surgical Assistant";  or(2)  any other designation that would imply that the person is a licensed surgical assistant.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.202. License Application

Sec. 206.202.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  An applicant for a license must:(1)  file a written application with the medical board on a form prescribed by the medical board;  and(2)  pay the application fee set by the medical board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.2025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.2025. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance

Sec. 206.2025.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.  (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 board, to the 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 record information check of each applicant for a license using information:(1)  provided by the individual under this section; and(2)  made available to the 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 record information 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 record information check.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1231 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 206.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.203. License Eligibility

Sec. 206.203.  LICENSE ELIGIBILITY.(a)  Except as provided by Section 206.206, to be eligible for a license, a person must:(1)  have not been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;(2)  not use drugs or alcohol to an extent that affects the applicant's professional competency;(3)  not have had a license or certification revoked by a licensing agency or by a certifying professional organization; and(4)  not have engaged in fraud or deceit in applying for a license under this chapter.(b)  In addition to meeting the requirements of Subsection (a), a person must:(1)  pass the examination required by Section 206.204;(2)  hold at least an associate's degree based on completion of an educational program that is substantially equivalent to the education required for a registered nurse or physician assistant who specializes in surgical assisting;(3)  demonstrate to the satisfaction of the medical board the completion of full-time work experience performed in this country under the direct supervision of a physician licensed in this country and consisting of at least 2,000 hours of performance as an assistant in surgical procedures for the three years preceding the date of application;  and(4)  possess a current certification by a national certifying body approved by the medical board.(c)  A degree program described by Subsection (b)(2) must contain a clinical component and must include courses in anatomy, physiology, basic pharmacology, aseptic techniques, operative procedures, chemistry, microbiology, and pathophysiology.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1231 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 206.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.204. Examination

Sec. 206.204.  EXAMINATION.  An applicant for a surgical assistant license must pass a surgical assistant examination approved by the medical board.  Any written portion of the examination must be validated by an independent testing professional.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.205. Special Eligibility for License

Sec. 206.205.  SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.  (a)  A person who is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 206.203 is not required to take the examination required by Section 206.203(b)(1) if the person:(1)  passed a surgical assistant examination required for certification under Section 206.203(b)(4) that the medical board determines is substantially equivalent to the examination required by the medical board under this chapter;  and(2)  applies for a license under this section before September 1, 2002.(b)  A person who is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 206.203 is not required to meet the educational requirements under Section 206.203(b)(2) if the person applies for a license under this section before September 1, 2002, and:(1)  will complete before the third anniversary of the date the license is issued under this subsection the following academic courses approved by the medical board:(A)  anatomy;(B)  physiology;(C)  basic pharmacology;(D)  aseptic techniques;(E)  operative procedures;(F)  chemistry;  and(G)  microbiology;  or(2)  has been continuously certified since September 30, 1995, as a surgical assistant by a national certifying body approved by the medical board and has practiced full-time as a surgical assistant under the direct supervision of a physician licensed in this country.(c)  A license issued under Subsection (b)(1) may not be renewed after the third anniversary of the date of issuance unless the license holder completes the academic courses described by Subsection (b)(1).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.206. Temporary License

Sec. 206.206.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  The medical board may, through the executive director, issue a temporary license to an applicant who:(1)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the medical board;(2)  has passed an examination required by the medical board relating to the practice of surgical assisting;(3)  pays the appropriate fee set by the medical board;(4)  if licensed in another state, is licensed in good standing;  and(5)  meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter and is waiting for the next scheduled meeting of the medical board for the license to be issued.(b)  A temporary license is valid until the 100th day after the date issued and may be extended until the 130th day after the date issued.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.207. Assistance by Medical Board

Sec. 206.207.  ASSISTANCE BY MEDICAL BOARD.  The medical board shall provide administrative and clerical employees as necessary to administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.208. Fees

Sec. 206.208.  FEES.  (a)  The medical board shall set and collect fees in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering and enforcing this chapter without the use of any other funds generated by the medical board.(b)  Fees collected by the medical board under this chapter shall be deposited by the medical board in the state treasury to the credit of an account in the general revenue fund and may be spent to cover the costs of administering and enforcing this chapter.  At the end of each fiscal biennium, the comptroller shall transfer any surplus money remaining in the account to the general revenue fund.(c)  All money paid to the medical board under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.209. Issuance and Renewal of License

Sec. 206.209.  ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.  (a)  The medical board shall issue a surgical assistant license in this state to a person who meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.(b)  The medical board may delegate authority to board employees to issue licenses under this chapter to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements.  If the medical board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the medical board.  A license issued under this subsection does not require formal medical board approval.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 206.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.210. License Renewal

Sec. 206.210.  LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A surgical assistant license expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance.  The medical board by rule shall provide for the renewal of a surgical assistant license.(b)  The medical board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.  For the year in which the license expiration date is changed, license fees shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the license 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.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 886, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 206.2105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.2105. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal

Sec. 206.2105.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  An applicant for renewal of 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 206.2025.(b)  The medical 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 holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:(1)  Section 206.2025 for the initial issuance of the license; or(2)  this section as part of a prior renewal of a license.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1231 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 206.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.211. Notice of License Renewal

Sec. 206.211.  NOTICE OF LICENSE RENEWAL.  At least 30 days before the expiration of a person's license, 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.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.212. Procedure for Renewal

Sec. 206.212.  PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical board before the expiration date of the license.  A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed under this section. (b)  If the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board one and one-half times the required renewal fee.(c)  If the 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 two times the required renewal fee.(d)  If the person's license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.213. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 206.213.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  If the person was licensed as a surgical assistant in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed as a surgical assistant and has been in practice as a surgical assistant in the other state for the two years preceding application, the person may renew an expired surgical assistant license without reexamination.(b)  The person must pay to the medical board a fee that is equal to two times the required renewal fee for the license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.214. License Holder Information

Sec. 206.214.  LICENSE HOLDER INFORMATION.  (a)  Each license holder shall file with the medical board:(1)  the license holder's mailing address;(2)  the address of the license holder's residence;(3)  the mailing address of each of the license holder's offices;  and(4)  the address for the location of each of the license holder's offices if that address is different from the office's mailing address.(b)  A license holder shall:(1)  notify the medical board of a change of the license holder's residence or business address;  and(2)  provide the medical board with the license holder's new address not later than the 30th day after the date the address change occurs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 206.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter E. License Requirements|Section 206.215. Refusal for Violation of Board Order

Sec. 206.215.  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. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 206.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 206 - Surgical Assistants|Subchapter F. Scope of Practice|Section 206.251. Scope of Practice

Sec. 206.251.  SCOPE OF PRACTICE.  (a)  The practice of a surgical assistant is limited to surgical assisting performed under the direct supervision of a physician who delegated the acts.(b)  The practice of a surgical assistant may be performed in any place authorized by a delegating licensed physician, including a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other institutional setting.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|