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TX Occ Code § 152.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners|Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel|Section 152.054. Chief Operating Officer; Medical Director

Sec. 152.054.  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER;  MEDICAL DIRECTOR.  (a)  The executive director may employ a chief operating officer to:(1)  administer, implement, and monitor systems and necessary measures to promote the quality and efficiency of board operations;  and(2)  perform other duties as assigned by the executive director.(b)  If the executive director is not a physician licensed to practice in this state, the executive director shall appoint a medical director who is:(1)  a physician licensed to practice in this state;  and(2)  primarily responsible for implementing and maintaining policies, systems, and measures regarding clinical and professional issues and determinations.(c)  The chief operating officer or medical director acts under the supervision and at the direction of the executive director.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 152.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners|Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel|Section 152.055. Personnel

Sec. 152.055.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The board shall employ, compensate, and provide persons as determined necessary by the board to administer this subtitle, including administrators, clerks, employees, consultants, and professionals.(b)  The board shall reimburse those persons for actual and necessary expenses, including investigation expenses, travel expenses, and other incidental expenses, incurred in the performance of official duties as determined by the board.(c)  An employee of the board may not be employed by or paid a fee for services provided by a statewide or national organization incorporated to represent the entire profession licensed to practice medicine in this state or the United States, including an organization representing the practice of osteopathic medicine.(d)  A person is not eligible to serve as an employee of the board if the person is related within the second degree by affinity or within the third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who is employed by or paid a fee for services provided by an organization described by Subsection (c).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 152.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners|Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel|Section 152.056. Division of Responsibilities

Sec. 152.056.  DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 152.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners|Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel|Section 152.057. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information

Sec. 152.057.  QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.  The board shall provide, as often as necessary, to its members and employees information regarding their:(1)  qualifications for office or employment under this subtitle;  and(2)  responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 152.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners|Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel|Section 152.058. Career Ladder; Annual Performance Evaluations

Sec. 152.058.  CAREER LADDER;  ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program.  The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry-level positions concurrently with any public posting.(b)  The board shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations of the board's employees based on measurable job tasks.  Any merit pay authorized by the board must be based on the system established under this subsection.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 152.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 152 - State Board of Medical Examiners|Subchapter B. Executive Director and Other Personnel|Section 152.059. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report

Sec. 152.059.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY;  REPORT.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with requirements adopted under Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the board's workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the board's workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance;  and(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.(b)  A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:(1)  cover an annual period;(2)  be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with requirements adopted under Chapter 21, Labor Code;  and(3)  be filed with the governor.(c)  The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b).  The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.001. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 153.001.  ADOPTION OF RULES.  The board may adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to:(1)  govern its own proceedings;(2)  perform its duties;(3)  regulate the practice of medicine in this state;  and(4)  enforce this subtitle.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.0015. Guidelines for Input in Rulemaking

Sec. 153.0015.  GUIDELINES FOR INPUT IN RULEMAKING.  (a)  The board shall adopt guidelines to establish procedures for receiving input during the rulemaking process from individuals and groups that have an interest in matters under the board's jurisdiction, including input from the Texas Physician Assistant Board and the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners.  The guidelines must provide an opportunity for those individuals and groups to provide input before the board provides notice of the proposed rule under Section 2001.023, Government Code.(b)  The guidelines adopted under this section shall also include procedures for the board to receive comments on rules recommended by the physician assistant board or acupuncture board for adoption by the board.(c)  A rule adopted by the board may not be challenged on the grounds that the board did not comply with this section.  If the board was unable to solicit a significant amount of input from the public or affected persons early in the rulemaking process, the board shall state in writing the reasons why the board was unable to do so.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 153.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.002. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 153.002.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.(b)  The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:(1)  restricts the use of any advertising medium;(2)  restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of the person's voice in an advertisement;(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person;  or(4)  restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.003. Rules Regarding Maintenance of Patient Records

Sec. 153.003.  RULES REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT RECORDS.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish the period for which patient records must be maintained.(b)  The rules adopted under this section must prohibit a physician from destroying a medical record from the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted under Subchapter F or G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the record was created.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (H.B. 531), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 14.002, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 153.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.004. Rules Regarding Telemedicine Medical Services

Sec. 153.004.  RULES REGARDING TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  In consultation with the Health and Human Services Commission and the commissioner of insurance, the board may adopt rules as necessary to:(1)  ensure that appropriate care is provided to Medicaid and Medicare patients who receive telemedicine medical services;  and(2)  prevent abuse and fraud in the use of telemedicine medical services for Medicaid and Medicare patients.(b)  The rules adopted under Subsection (a)(2) may include rules relating to filing of claims and records required to be maintained in relation to telemedicine medical services.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1255, Sec. 10, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 153.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.0045. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction

Sec. 153.0045.  RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.  The board shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this subtitle are stricter than the requirements of that chapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 153.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.005. Executive Committee; Appointment of Other Committees

Sec. 153.005.  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE;  APPOINTMENT OF OTHER COMMITTEES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the board may act under its rules through the executive director, the executive committee, or another committee.  Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the executive committee consists of the president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer of the board.(b)  The board may appoint committees from its membership.  A committee appointed from the board membership shall:(1)  consider matters relating to the enforcement of this subtitle and the rules adopted under this subtitle as referred to the committee;  and(2)  make recommendations to the board regarding those matters.(c)  Each committee must have at least one member who meets the qualifications for a physician member under Sections 152.002 and 152.003 and holds the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine and one member who meets the qualifications for a public member under Section 152.003.  If a member appointed to a committee declines to accept the appointment or is determined to not be qualified under this subtitle to serve on the committee, the vacancy on the committee may be filled by any other board member regardless of qualification.(d)  If members who meet the qualifications of Subsection (c) are not elected to the executive committee, the board shall appoint additional members to that committee so that at least one executive committee member meets the qualifications for a physician member under Sections 152.002 and 152.003 and holds the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine and one executive committee member meets the qualifications for a public member under Section 152.003.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.006. Criminal Record Report

Sec. 153.006.  CRIMINAL RECORD REPORT.  (a)  The board may receive criminal record reports from any law enforcement agency or another source regarding a license holder or license applicant.(b)  Each criminal record report received from the Department of Public Safety is for the exclusive use of the board and is privileged.  The report may not be released or otherwise disclosed to any person or agency by the board except on court order.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.023(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.023(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 153.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.007. Authority to Issue Subpoena or Administer Oath; Subpoena Enforcement

Sec. 153.007.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENA OR ADMINISTER OATH; SUBPOENA ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The board may issue a subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the attendance of a witness and the production of books, records, and documents.  The board may administer oaths and take testimony regarding any matter within its jurisdiction.(b)  The board may delegate the authority granted under Subsection (a) to the executive director or the secretary-treasurer of the board.(c)  A subpoena issued at the request of the board staff may be served either personally by the board's investigators or by certified mail.(d)  The board shall pay, for photocopies subpoenaed at the request of the board's staff, a reasonable fee in an amount not to exceed the amount the board may charge for copies of its records.(e)  If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, the board, acting through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in Travis County or in a county in which a hearing conducted by the board may be held.(f)  On finding that good cause exists for issuing the subpoena, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 534 (S.B. 315), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 534 (S.B. 315), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 153.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.008. Board Records

Sec. 153.008.  BOARD RECORDS.  (a)  The board shall maintain a record of its proceedings.  The record maintained under this subsection is public information.(b)  The board's records must indicate whether an applicant was issued or denied a license.  The record constitutes prima facie evidence of each matter contained in the record.(c)  A certified copy of a record maintained under this section, under the hand and seal of the executive director of the board, is admissible in evidence in all courts.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.023(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 153.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.010. Adoption of Fee Schedule by Board Prohibited

Sec. 153.010.  ADOPTION OF FEE SCHEDULE BY BOARD PROHIBITED.  The board may not establish a fee schedule for medical services.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.011. Waiver of Fee or Penalty by Board Prohibited

Sec. 153.011.  WAIVER OF FEE OR PENALTY BY BOARD PROHIBITED.  The board may not waive collection of a fee or penalty assessed under this subtitle.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.012. Board Duties Regarding Complaints

Sec. 153.012.  BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The board by rule shall:(1)  adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board;  and(2)  prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.(b)  The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.013. Representation by Attorney General

Sec. 153.013.  REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The board shall be represented in court proceedings by the attorney general.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 153.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.014. Information Provided to License Holders

Sec. 153.014.  INFORMATION PROVIDED TO LICENSE HOLDERS.  At least once each biennium, the board shall provide to license holders information on:(1)  prescribing and dispensing pain medications, with particular emphasis on Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances;(2)  abusive and addictive behavior of certain persons who use prescription pain medications;(3)  common diversion strategies employed by certain persons who use prescription pain medications, including fraudulent prescription patterns;  and(4)  the appropriate use of pain medications and the differences between addiction, pseudo-addiction, tolerance, and physical dependence.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 153.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.015. Poison Control Center Information

Sec. 153.015.  POISON CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION.  The board shall provide to license holders information regarding the services provided by poison control centers.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 153.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 153.016. Expert Testimony

Sec. 153.016.  EXPERT TESTIMONY.  A member of the board may not serve as an expert witness in a suit involving a health care liability claim against a physician for injury to or death of a patient.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 1973), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 153.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 153 - Powers and Duties|Subchapter B. Fees and Funds|Section 153.051. Fees; Budget

Sec. 153.051.  FEES;  BUDGET.  (a)  The board by rule shall set reasonable and necessary fees in amounts sufficient to cover the cost of administering this subtitle.(b)  The board may not adjust a fee established on or before September 1, 1993, to an amount less than the amount of the fee on September 1, 1993.(c)  The board shall by annual budget determine the manner of handling the funds received under this subtitle and the purposes for which those funds may be used.  The budgeted expenses authorized by the board shall be paid from the funds received by the board and are not a charge on the general revenue of the state.(d)  The board may not set, charge, collect, receive, or deposit any of the following fees in excess of:(1)  $900 for a license;(2)  $400 for a first registration permit;(3)  $200 for a temporary license;(4)  $400 for renewal of a registration permit;(5)  $200 for a physician-in-training permit;(6)  $600 for the processing of an application and the issuance of a registration for anesthesia in an outpatient setting;(7)  $200 for an endorsement to other state medical boards;(8)  $200 for a duplicate license;(9)  $700 for a reinstated license after cancellation for cause; or(10)  $1,200 for an annual fee under Section 167.011(c) for a program participant in the Texas Physician Health Program.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.024(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 292), Sec. 2(b), eff. September 1, 2009.|