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TX Occ Code § 603.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 603.203. Records of Complaints

Sec. 603.203.  RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The medical board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed under this chapter.  The medical board shall maintain:(1)  information about the parties to the complaint and the subject matter of the complaint;(2)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(3)  information about the disposition of the complaint.(b)  The medical board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The medical board shall periodically notify the parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition of the complaint.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.171, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.110, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 603.204. General Rules Regarding Complaint Investigation and Disposition

Sec. 603.204.  GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION.  (a)  The medical board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed under this chapter.  The rules shall:(1)  distinguish among categories of complaints;(2)  ensure that a complaint is not dismissed without appropriate consideration;(3)  require that if a complaint is dismissed, a letter shall be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;(4)  ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and(5)  prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the medical board to obtain the services of a private investigator.(b)  The medical board shall:(1)  dispose of each complaint in a timely manner; and(2)  establish, not later than the 30th day after the date the medical board receives a complaint, a schedule for conducting each phase of the complaint resolution process that is under the control of the medical board.(c)  Each party to the complaint shall be notified of the projected time requirements for pursuing the complaint.  Each party shall be notified of any change in the schedule established under Subsection (b)(2) not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.(d)  The executive director of the medical board shall notify the president of the medical board of a complaint that is not resolved within the time prescribed by the medical board for resolving the complaint so that the president may take necessary action on the complaint.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.172, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.111, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 603.205. Public Participation

Sec. 603.205.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  (a)  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 related to the practice of perfusion.(b)  The medical board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the medical board's programs under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.174, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.114, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.251. License Required

Sec. 603.251.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not engage or offer to engage in perfusion for compensation unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter.(b)  A person may not, unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter:(1)  use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title "licensed perfusionist" or "provisional licensed perfusionist" or use the letters "LP" or "PLP";  or(2)  use a facsimile of those titles to represent or imply that the person is a licensed perfusionist or provisionally licensed perfusionist.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 603.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.252. License Application

Sec. 603.252.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant for a perfusionist license must submit an application accompanied by the application fee.(b)  The medical board shall prescribe the application form and by rule may establish dates by which applications and fees must be received.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.175, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.115, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 603.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.253. Competency Examination

Sec. 603.253.  COMPETENCY EXAMINATION.  (a)  An applicant must pass a competency examination to qualify for a license under this chapter.(b)  The medical board shall prepare or approve an examination.  The medical board may prescribe an examination that consists of or includes a written examination given by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or by a national or state testing service.(c)  The medical board shall have any written portion of the examination validated by an independent testing professional.(d)  The medical board shall administer an examination to qualified applicants at least once each calendar year.(e)  On receipt of an application and application fee, the medical board shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant who, at the time of application:(1)  is licensed or certified by another state that has licensing or certification requirements the medical board determines to be substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; or(2)  holds a certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion before January 1, 1994, authorizing the holder to practice perfusion in a state that does not license or certify perfusionists.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.116, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.2535 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.2535. Jurisprudence Examination

Sec. 603.2535.  JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION.  (a)  An applicant must pass a jurisprudence examination to qualify for a license under this chapter.(b)  The medical board shall develop and administer at least twice each calendar year a jurisprudence examination to determine an applicant's knowledge of this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, and any other applicable laws of this state affecting the applicant's practice of perfusion.(c)  The medical board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules related to the development and administration of the examination, examination fees, guidelines for reexamination, grading the examination, and providing notice of examination results.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.117, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.254. Qualification for Examination

Sec. 603.254.  QUALIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION.  (a)  To qualify for the licensing examinations under this chapter, an applicant must have successfully completed a perfusion education program approved by the medical board.(b)  The medical board may approve a perfusion education program only if the program has educational standards that are:(1)  at least as stringent as those established by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education of the American Medical Association or its successor; and(2)  approved by the Commission on Accreditation of the Allied Health Education Program of the American Medical Association or its successor.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.118, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.255. Investigation of Applicant

Sec. 603.255.  INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT.  (a)  The medical board shall notify an applicant in writing of the receipt and investigation of the applicant's application and any other relevant evidence relating to qualifications established by rule not later than:(1)  the 45th day after the date a properly submitted and timely application is received; and(2)  the 30th day before the next examination date.(b)  The notice must state whether the applicant has qualified for examination based on the application and other submitted evidence.  If the applicant is not qualified, the notice must state the reasons for the applicant's failure to qualify.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.176, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.119, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.256. Examination Results

Sec. 603.256.  EXAMINATION RESULTS.  (a)  The medical board shall notify each examinee of the examination results 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 examination results not later than the 14th day after the date the medical board receives the results from the testing service.(b)  If the notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the medical board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.(c)  If requested in writing 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.|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. 2.120, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.257. Reexamination and Alternatives to Examination

Sec. 603.257.  REEXAMINATION AND ALTERNATIVES TO EXAMINATION.  The medical board by rule shall establish:(1)  a limit on the number of times an applicant who fails an examination may retake the examination;(2)  requirements for retaking an examination; and(3)  alternative methods of examining competency.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.121, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.2571 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.2571. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License

Sec. 603.2571.  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. 2.122, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.258. Issuance of License

Sec. 603.258.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.  A person who meets the qualifications for a license under this chapter is entitled to a license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 603.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter F. License Requirements|Section 603.259. Provisional License

Sec. 603.259.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  The medical board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who files an application, pays an application fee, and submits evidence satisfactory to the medical board of successful completion of the education requirement under Section 603.254.(b)  A person who meets the qualifications for a provisional license under this chapter is entitled to a provisional license.(c)  A provisionally licensed perfusionist must practice under the supervision and direction of a licensed perfusionist while performing perfusion.  If the medical board finds that a licensed perfusionist is not reasonably available to provide supervision and direction and if the medical board approves an application submitted by the provisionally licensed perfusionist, supervision and direction may be provided by a physician who is licensed by the medical board and certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or certified in cardiovascular surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.(d)  The medical board may not adopt a rule governing supervision and direction that requires the immediate physical presence of the supervising person.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.177, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.123, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter G. License Renewal|Section 603.301. License Renewal

Sec. 603.301.  LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed biennially.(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 license expiration date.(d)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee that is equal to 1-1/4 times the amount of the renewal fee.  If a license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the amount of the renewal fee.(e)  Except as provided by Section 603.303, a person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.(f)  Before the 30th day before a person's license expiration date, the medical board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to medical board records.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.124, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter G. License Renewal|Section 603.302. Provisional License Renewal

Sec. 603.302.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL.  A provisional license expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and, if the supervising licensed perfusionist or physician described by Section 603.259(c) signs the renewal application, the license may be renewed annually not more than five times by complying with the renewal procedures under this subchapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 603.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter G. License Renewal|Section 603.303. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 603.303.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  The medical board may renew without reexamination an expired license of a person who was licensed as a perfusionist in this state, moved to another state, and is licensed or certified and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date the person applies for renewal.(b)  The person must pay to the medical board a fee that is equal to the amount of the renewal fee for the license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.125, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.3031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter G. License Renewal|Section 603.3031. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal

Sec. 603.3031.  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 603.2571.(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 603.2571 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. 2.126, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 603.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 603 - Perfusionists|Subchapter G. License Renewal|Section 603.304. Continuing Education

Sec. 603.304.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  (a)  To renew a license under this chapter, a person must submit proof satisfactory to the medical board that the person has complied with the continuing education requirements prescribed by the medical board.(b)  The medical board shall establish continuing education programs for licensed perfusionists and provisionally licensed perfusionists under this chapter.  The standards of the programs must be at least as stringent as the standards of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor.(c)  The medical board shall:(1)  establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required for license renewal under this chapter; and(2)  develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses.(d)  The medical board shall identify key factors for a license holder's competent performance of professional duties.  The medical board shall adopt a procedure to assess a license holder's participation in continuing education programs.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.178, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.127, eff. September 1, 2015.|