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TX Occ Code § 602.051 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.051. Advisory Committee

Sec. 602.051.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The advisory committee is an informal advisory committee to the medical board and is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.(b)  The advisory committee has no independent rulemaking authority.|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. 2.050, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.052 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.052. Appointment of Advisory Committee

Sec. 602.052.  APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The advisory committee consists of seven members appointed by the president of the medical board as follows:(1)  four medical physicists licensed in this state who each have at least five years of experience as a medical physicist;(2)  two physicians licensed in this state who each have at least five years of clinical experience related to medical physics; and(3)  one member who represents the public.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(7), eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(7), eff. September 1, 2015.(d)  Appointments to the advisory committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, creed, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.326(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.051, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.052, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.197(7), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.053 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.053. Public Member Eligibility

Sec. 602.053.  PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(8), eff. September 1, 2015.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(8), eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(8), eff. September 1, 2015.(d)  An advisory committee member representing the public must be a resident of this state for a period of not less than four years preceding appointment.  A person may not be a member of the advisory committee representing the public if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in a health care profession;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the medical board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for medical board membership, attendance, or expenses.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.327(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.053, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.054, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.197(8), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.054 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.054. Membership Restrictions

Sec. 602.054.  MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the advisory committee if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of medicine; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of medicine.(c)  A person may not serve as a member of the advisory committee if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the advisory committee or medical board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.328(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.055, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.055 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.055. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 602.055.  TERMS; VACANCY.  (a)  Members of the advisory committee serve two-year terms.  The terms of the members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  A person is not eligible to serve more than two consecutive full terms. (c)  If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the president of the medical board shall appoint a person to serve for the unexpired term.|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. 2.056, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.056 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.056. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 602.056.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.(a)  It is a ground for removal from the advisory committee that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 602.052 for appointment to the advisory committee;(2)  does not maintain during service on the advisory committee the qualifications required by Section 602.052 for appointment to the advisory committee;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 602.053(d) or Section 602.054; or(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term.(b)  The validity of an action of the advisory committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken while a ground for removal of a member of the advisory committee exists.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(9), eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.329(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.151, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.057, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.197(9), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.057 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.057. Compensation

Sec. 602.057.  COMPENSATION.  A member of the advisory committee is entitled to a per diem in an amount set by the legislature for each day that the member engages in the business of the advisory committee.|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. 2.058, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.058 (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 B. Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee|Section 602.058. Advisory Committee Officers; Meetings

Sec. 602.058.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE OFFICERS; MEETINGS.  (a)  The president of the medical board shall biennially designate a member of the advisory committee as the presiding officer of the advisory committee to serve in that capacity at the will of the president.  The advisory committee may elect from its members additional officers as necessary.(b)  The advisory committee shall meet as requested by the medical board.  A meeting may be held by telephone conference call.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the advisory committee is subject to Chapters 551, 552, and 2001, Government Code.(d)  A majority of the advisory committee members constitutes a quorum for all purposes except when advisory committee members are participating in a proceeding of the medical board as described by Section 602.151(b).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.330(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.059, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.151 (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 D. Medical Board Powers and Duties|Section 602.151. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 602.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The medical board shall:(1)  adopt rules reasonably necessary to properly perform its duties under this chapter, including:(A)  procedural rules governing investigations, informal hearings, the issuance of cease and desist orders, and disciplinary sanctions; and(B)  rules governing character and conduct for applicants or license holders and fitness to practice medical physics in this state;(2)  establish qualifications for a medical physicist to practice in this state and the fitness of each applicant for a license or license renewal;(3)  establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for a license under this chapter;(4)  establish requirements for examinations for licensure;(5)  prescribe the application form for a license under this chapter;(6)  issue, deny, renew, revoke, cancel, restrict, suspend, or accept the surrender of a license;(7)  charge fees that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter;(8)  conduct informal hearings concerning violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;(9)  issue disciplinary sanctions, including agreed orders and non-disciplinary remedial plans; and(10)  establish procedures for making a confidential referral to the Texas Physician Health Program established under Chapter 167, and for requiring participation in the program as a prerequisite for issuing or maintaining a license under this chapter.(b)  The medical board may include any member of the advisory committee in a proceeding of the medical board related to a power or duty described by Subsection (a) if the medical board considers the expertise of the advisory committee member to be beneficial in the proceeding.|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. 5.155, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.061, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.152 (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 D. Medical Board Powers and Duties|Section 602.152. Consumer Interest Information; Complaints

Sec. 602.152.  CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION; COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The medical board shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the regulatory functions of the medical board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the medical board.(b)  The medical board shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the medical board.  The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the medical board;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the medical board closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(c)  The medical board shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the medical board's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.(d)  The medical board, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.332(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.062, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.1521 (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 D. Medical Board Powers and Duties|Section 602.1521. Public Participation

Sec. 602.1521.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  The medical board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the medical board and to speak on any issue relating to medical physicists.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.330(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.063, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.153 (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 D. Medical Board Powers and Duties|Section 602.153. Continuing Education

Sec. 602.153.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  The medical board shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for persons licensed under this chapter.  A license holder must participate in the programs to the extent required by the medical board to keep the person's license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.331(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.066, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.154 (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 D. Medical Board Powers and Duties|Section 602.154. Rules Relating to Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 602.154.  RULES RELATING TO ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  The medical board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.(b)  In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the medical board may not include a rule that:(1)  restricts the use of any medium for advertising;(2)  restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or(4)  restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.332(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.067, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.156 (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 D. Medical Board Powers and Duties|Section 602.156. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction

Sec. 602.156.  RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.  The medical board shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.068, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.201 (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 602.201. License Required; Specialty License

Sec. 602.201.  LICENSE REQUIRED;  SPECIALTY LICENSE.  (a)  A person may not practice medical physics without a license.(b)  A medical physicist may not practice the following specialties unless the person holds a license for that specialty:(1)  diagnostic radiological physics;(2)  medical health physics;(3)  medical nuclear physics;  or(4)  therapeutic radiological physics.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 602.202 (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 602.202. Exemptions From License Requirement

Sec. 602.202.  EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENT.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a practitioner engaged in the performance of radiological procedures;(2)  a person certified as a medical radiological technologist practicing under Chapter 601;(3)  a person who performs radiological procedures under a practitioner's instruction or supervision;(4)  a person performing beam calibration and characterization, quality assurance, instrument specification, acceptance testing, shielding design, or protection analysis on radiation-emitting equipment or radiopharmaceuticals for procedures not involved with the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or another human medical or dental condition;  or(5)  a person who is:(A)  employed by a state or federal regulatory agency;  and(B)  performing duties in the scope of the person's employment.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 602.203 (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 602.203. License Application

Sec. 602.203.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  A person may apply for a license by filing an application with the medical board.(b)  An application must be on a form prescribed by the medical board and must include:(1)  evidence of relevant work experience, including a description of the duties performed;(2)  an official transcript from the college or university granting the applicant's degree;(3)  a statement of the medical physics specialty for which the application is submitted;(4)  three professional references; and(5)  any additional information required by medical board rule.(c)  The applicant must submit with the application the fee prescribed by the medical board.(d)  The medical board may require an applicant to appear before the medical board to present additional information in support of the application.|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. 2.069, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.205 (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 602.205. Temporary License

Sec. 602.205.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  The medical board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has satisfied the educational requirements for a license but who has not yet completed the experience and examination requirements of Section 602.207.  A temporary license is valid for one year from the date of issuance.|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. 5.158, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.070, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.206 (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 602.206. Examination

Sec. 602.206.  EXAMINATION.  (a)  The medical board shall administer a written examination for a license to qualified applicants at least two times each year.(b)  Each applicant shall take the examination for the medical physics specialty requested by the applicant in the license application.|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. 2.071, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 602.207 (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 602.207. Eligibility for Examination

Sec. 602.207.  ELIGIBILITY FOR EXAMINATION.  (a)  To be eligible to take an examination for a license, an applicant must:(1)  have a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university that signifies the completion of courses approved by the medical board in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiological physics, medical health physics, or equivalent courses;(2)  have demonstrated, to the medical board's satisfaction, completion of at least two years of full-time work experience in the five years preceding the date of application in the medical physics specialty for which application is made; and(3)  submit a completed application as required by Section 602.203.(b)  Work experience in more than one specialty must include six additional months for each additional specialty.|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. 2.072, eff. September 1, 2015.|