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TX Occ Code § 105.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 105 - Unprofessional Conduct by Health Care Provider|Section 105.001. Definition

Sec. 105.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "health care provider" means a person who furnishes services under a license, certificate, registration, or other authority issued by this state or another state to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, or cure a human illness or injury.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1033, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 105.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 105 - Unprofessional Conduct by Health Care Provider|Section 105.002. Unprofessional Conduct

Sec. 105.002.  UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.  (a)  A health care provider commits unprofessional conduct if the health care provider, in connection with the provider's professional activities:(1)  knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for the payment of a loss under an insurance policy;(2)  knowingly prepares, makes, or subscribes to any writing, with intent to present or use the writing, or to allow it to be presented or used, in support of a false or fraudulent claim under an insurance policy; or(3)  knowingly directs or requires a patient to obtain health care goods or services from a niche hospital in which the health care provider or an immediate family member of the provider has a financial interest, unless the provider:(A)  discloses to the patient, in writing, that the provider or the provider's family member has a financial interest in the niche hospital; and(B)  informs the patient that the patient has the option of using an alternative health care facility.(b)  In addition to other provisions of civil or criminal law, commission of unprofessional conduct under Subsection (a) constitutes cause for the revocation or suspension of a provider's license, permit, registration, certificate, or other authority or other disciplinary action.(c)  Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a financial interest in publicly available shares of a registered investment company, such as a mutual fund, that owns publicly traded equity securities or debt obligations issued by a niche hospital or an entity that owns the niche hospital.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Diagnosis-related group" means the classification system mandated by Medicare regulations for reimbursement purposes that groups patients according to principal diagnosis, presence of a surgical procedure, age, presence or absence of significant complications, and other relevant criteria.(2)  "Niche hospital" means a hospital that:(A)  classifies at least two-thirds of the hospital's Medicare patients or, if data is available, all patients:(i)  in not more than two major diagnosis-related groups; or(ii)  in surgical diagnosis-related groups;(B)  specializes in one or more of the following areas:(i)  cardiac;(ii)  orthopedics;(iii)  surgery; or(iv)  women's health; and(C)  is not:(i)  a public hospital;(ii)  a hospital for which the majority of inpatient claims are for major diagnosis-related groups relating to rehabilitation, psychiatry, alcohol and drug treatment, or children or newborns; or(iii)  a hospital with fewer than 10 claims per bed per year.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1033, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 836 (S.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 106.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 106 - General Regulatory Authority Regarding Health Care Practitioners' Use of Internet|Section 106.001. Effect of Internet Activity

Sec. 106.001.  EFFECT OF INTERNET ACTIVITY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Licensing authority" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state that regulates activities and persons under this title.(2)  "Internet" has the meaning assigned by Section 2002.001, Government Code.(b)  The fact that an activity occurs through the use of the Internet does not affect a licensing authority's power to regulate an activity or person that would otherwise be regulated under this title.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 1, eff. May. 23, 2001.  Renumbered from Occupations Code Sec. 105.001 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(113), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 111.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.001. Definitions

Sec. 111.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Dentist," "health professional," and "physician" have the meanings assigned by Section 1455.001, Insurance Code.(2)  "Store and forward technology" means technology that stores and transmits or grants access to a person's clinical information for review by a health professional at a different physical location than the person.(2-a)  "Teledentistry dental service" means a health care service delivered by a dentist, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a dentist, acting within the scope of the dentist's or health professional's license or certification to a patient at a different physical location than the dentist or health professional using telecommunications or information technology.(3)  "Telehealth service" means a health service, other than a telemedicine medical service or a teledentistry dental service, delivered by a health professional licensed, certified, or otherwise entitled to practice in this state and acting within the scope of the health professional's license, certification, or entitlement to a patient at a different physical location than the health professional using telecommunications or information technology.(4)  "Telemedicine medical service" means a health care service delivered by a physician licensed in this state, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in this state, and acting within the scope of the physician's or health professional's license to a patient at a different physical location than the physician or health professional using telecommunications or information technology.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 22, eff. April 1, 2005.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 107.001 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(69), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.002. Informed Consent

Sec. 111.002.  INFORMED CONSENT.  (a)  A treating physician, dentist, or health professional who provides or facilitates the use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services shall ensure that the informed consent of the patient, or another appropriate individual authorized to make health care treatment decisions for the patient, is obtained before telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services are provided.(b)  A dentist who delegates a teledentistry dental service shall ensure that the informed consent of the patient includes disclosure to the patient that the dentist has delegated the service.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 22, eff. April 1, 2005.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 107.002 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(69), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.003. Confidentiality

Sec. 111.003.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  A treating physician, dentist, or health professional who provides or facilitates the use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services shall ensure that the confidentiality of the patient's clinical information is maintained as required by Chapter 159, by Subchapter C, Chapter 258, or by other applicable law.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 22, eff. April 1, 2005.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 107.003 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(69), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.004. Rules

Sec. 111.004.  RULES.  (a)  The Texas Medical Board, in consultation with the commissioner of insurance, as appropriate, may adopt rules necessary to:(1)  ensure that patients using telemedicine medical services receive appropriate, quality care;(2)  prevent abuse and fraud in the use of telemedicine medical services, including rules relating to the filing of claims and records required to be maintained in connection with telemedicine medical services;(3)  ensure adequate supervision of health professionals who are not physicians and who provide telemedicine medical services; and(4)  establish the maximum number of health professionals who are not physicians that a physician may supervise through a telemedicine medical service.(b)  The State Board of Dental Examiners, in consultation with the commissioner of insurance, as appropriate, may adopt rules necessary to:(1)  ensure that patients using teledentistry dental services receive appropriate, quality care;(2)  prevent abuse and fraud in the use of teledentistry dental services, including rules relating to the filing of claims and records required to be maintained in connection with teledentistry dental services;(3)  ensure adequate supervision of health professionals who are not dentists and who provide teledentistry dental services under the delegation and supervision of a dentist; and(4)  authorize a dentist to simultaneously delegate to and supervise through a teledentistry dental service not more than five health professionals who are not dentists.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 22, eff. April 1, 2005.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 107.004 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(69), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.006. Coordination to Adopt Rules That Determine Valid Prescription

Sec. 111.006.  COORDINATION TO ADOPT RULES THAT DETERMINE VALID PRESCRIPTION.  (a)  The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Nursing, the Texas Physician Assistant Board, and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly adopt rules that establish the determination of a valid prescription in accordance with Section 111.005.  Rules adopted under this section must allow for the establishment of a practitioner-patient relationship by a telemedicine medical service provided by a practitioner to a patient in a manner that complies with Section 111.005(a)(3).(b)  The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Nursing, the Texas Physician Assistant Board, and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly develop and publish on each respective board's Internet website responses to frequently asked questions relating to the determination of a valid prescription issued in the course of the provision of telemedicine medical services.(c)  The State Board of Dental Examiners and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly adopt rules that establish the determination of a valid prescription in accordance with Section 111.005.  Rules adopted under this subsection must allow for the establishment of a practitioner-patient relationship by a teledentistry dental service provided by a dentist to a patient in a manner that complies with Section 111.005(a)(3) and must be substantially similar to the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section.  The State Board of Dental Examiners and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly develop and publish on each respective board's Internet website responses to frequently asked questions relating to the determination of a valid prescription issued in the course of the provision of teledentistry dental services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.007. Standard of Care for Telemedicine Medical Services, Teledentistry Dental Services, and Telehealth Services

Sec. 111.007.  STANDARD OF CARE FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES.  (a)  A health professional providing a health care service or procedure as a telemedicine medical service, a teledentistry dental service, or a telehealth service is subject to the standard of care that would apply to the provision of the same health care service or procedure in an in-person setting.(b)  An agency with regulatory authority over a health professional may not adopt rules pertaining to telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services that would impose a higher standard of care than the standard described in Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.0075. Licensing for Teledentistry Dental Services

Sec. 111.0075.  LICENSING FOR TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL SERVICES.  A health professional providing a health care service or procedure as a teledentistry dental service is subject to the licensing requirements that would apply to the provision of the same health care service or procedure in an in-person setting.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 111.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.008. Mental Health Services Excluded

Sec. 111.008.  MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXCLUDED.  This chapter does not apply to mental health services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 111.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth|Section 111.009. Limitation on Certain Prescriptions

Sec. 111.009.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PRESCRIPTIONS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Controlled substance," "opiate," and "prescribe" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.(2)  "National holiday" means a day described by Section 662.003(a), Government Code.(b)  The State Board of Dental Examiners by rule shall establish limits on the quantity of a controlled substance, including an opiate, that a dentist may prescribe to a patient as a teledentistry dental service.  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the rules may not authorize a dentist to prescribe more than is necessary to supply a patient for:(1)  if the prescription is for an opiate, a two-day period; or(2)  if the prescription is for a controlled substance other than an opiate, a five-day period.(c)  For each day in a period described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) that is a Saturday, Sunday, or national holiday, the period is extended to include the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or national holiday.(d)  Rules adopted under this section must comply with applicable federal laws and rules.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 113.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 113 - Mental Health Telemedicine and Telehealth Services|Section 113.001. Definitions

Sec. 113.001.  DEFINITIONS.  The definitions provided by Section 111.001 apply to this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 4455), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 113.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 113 - Mental Health Telemedicine and Telehealth Services|Section 113.002. Patient Located Outside of State

Sec. 113.002.  PATIENT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF STATE.  Notwithstanding any other law, a health professional may provide a mental health service that is within the scope of the professional's license, certification, or authorization through the use of a telemedicine medical service or a telehealth service to a patient who is located outside of this state, subject to any applicable regulation of the jurisdiction in which the patient is located.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 4455), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 114.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 114 - Reporting Requirements Applicable to Multiple Health Occupation Regulatory Agencies|Section 114.001. Definitions

Sec. 114.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Health care practitioner" means an individual issued a license, certificate, registration, title, permit, or other authorization to engage in a health care profession.(2)  "Health occupation regulatory agency" means a department, commission, board, office, authority, or other agency of the state that regulates a health care practitioner under this title.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 512 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 114.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 114 - Reporting Requirements Applicable to Multiple Health Occupation Regulatory Agencies|Section 114.002. Annual Report to Legislature

Sec. 114.002.  ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.  (a)  Not later than February 1 of each year, each health occupation regulatory agency shall file a report with the chairs of the house and senate committees with primary oversight over the agency that includes the following:(1)  the number of persons regulated by the agency;(2)  the number of persons who became subject to regulation by the agency in the previous year;(3)  the number of persons regulated by the agency by county;(4)  a description of any complaints reported to the agency or a description of the complaint categories used by the agency and the number of complaints in each category;(5)  the number of complaints investigated by the agency and a description of the final resolution of the complaints;(6)  the amount of fees collected by the agency each year;(7)  the expenses of the agency; and(8)  any unfunded needs of the agency.(b)  The Health Professions Council shall adopt a standard format that must be used by health occupation regulatory agencies to report the information required under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 512 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 115.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 115 - Health or Veterinary Services Provided in Catastrophic Circumstances|Section 115.001. Short Title

Sec. 115.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 115.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 115 - Health or Veterinary Services Provided in Catastrophic Circumstances|Section 115.003. Applicability to Volunteer Health Practitioners

Sec. 115.003.  APPLICABILITY TO VOLUNTEER HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.  This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners who are registered with the system administered by the department under Section 115.005 and who provide health or veterinary services in this state for a host entity while an emergency declaration is in effect.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 115.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 115 - Health or Veterinary Services Provided in Catastrophic Circumstances|Section 115.004. Regulation of Services During Emergency

Sec. 115.004.  REGULATION OF SERVICES DURING EMERGENCY.  (a)  While an emergency declaration is in effect, the division by order may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate:(1)  the duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;(2)  the geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;(3)  the types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and(4)  any other matters necessary to coordinate effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.(b)  An order issued under Subsection (a) may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of Chapter 2001, Government Code.(c)  A host entity that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in this state shall:(1)  consult and coordinate its activities with the division to the extent practicable to provide for the efficient and effective use of volunteer health practitioners; and(2)  comply with laws in addition to this chapter relating to the management of emergency health or veterinary services.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|