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TX Occ Code § 204.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.154. Exemptions From Licensing Requirement for Certain Physician Assistants

Sec. 204.154.  EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.  A person is not required to hold a license issued under this chapter to practice as:(1)  a physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant or surgeon assistant educational program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or by successor entities as approved and designated by physician assistant board rule;  or(2)  a physician assistant employed in the service of the federal government while performing duties related to that employment.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.155. Temporary License

Sec. 204.155.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  The physician assistant board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who:(1)  meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter but is waiting for the license to be issued at the next scheduled meeting of the board;(2)  seeks to temporarily substitute for a licensed physician assistant during the license holder's absence, if the applicant:(A)  is licensed or registered in good standing in another state;(B)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the board;  and(C)  pays the appropriate fee prescribed by the board;  or(3)  has graduated from an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants described by Section 204.153(a)(1) not later than six months before applying for a temporary license and is waiting for examination results from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.(b)  A temporary license may be valid for not more than one year after the date issued as determined by board rule.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 578, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 204.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.156. License Renewal

Sec. 204.156.  LICENSE RENEWAL.(a)  A license issued under this chapter is valid for a term of two or more years, as determined by physician assistant board rule.(a-1)  On notification from the physician assistant board, a person who holds a license under this chapter may renew the license by:(1)  paying the required renewal fee;(2)  submitting the appropriate form; and(3)  meeting any other requirement established by board rule.(b)  The physician assistant board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.(c)  A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the physician assistant board before the expiration date of the license.  A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.(d)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the physician assistant board a fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the renewal fee for the license.(e)  A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the physician assistant board a fee equal to two times the renewal fee for the license.(f)  A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of the application may obtain a new license without reexamination.  The person must pay to the physician assistant board a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.18, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.1561 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.1561. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal

Sec. 204.1561.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 204.1525.(b)  The physician assistant board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:(1)  Section 204.1525 for the initial issuance of the license; or(2)  this section as part of a prior renewal of a license.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.1562 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.1562. Continuing Medical Education Requirements

Sec. 204.1562.  CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The physician assistant board by rule shall adopt, monitor, and enforce a reporting program for the continuing medical education of license holders.  The physician assistant board shall adopt and administer rules that:(1)  establish the number of hours of continuing medical education the physician assistant board determines appropriate as a prerequisite to the renewal of a license under this chapter;(2)  require at least one-half of the hours of continuing medical education established under Subdivision (1) to be approved by the physician assistant board; and(3)  adopt a process to assess a license holder's participation in continuing medical education courses.(b)  The physician assistant board may require that a specified number of continuing medical education hours be completed informally, including through self-study and self-directed education. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.19, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.1565 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.1565. Informal Continuing Medical Education

Sec. 204.1565.  INFORMAL CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, "practice serving a medically underserved population" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051.(b)  The physician assistant board by rule shall permit a license holder to complete half of any informal continuing medical education hours required to renew a license under this chapter by providing volunteer medical services at a practice serving a medically underserved population, other than a site that is a primary practice site of the license holder.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.053(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 12, eff. November 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 204.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.157. Inactive Status

Sec. 204.157.  INACTIVE STATUS.  (a)  A person licensed under this chapter may place the person's license on inactive status by applying to the physician assistant board.  A person whose license is on inactive status is excused from paying renewal fees for the license.(b)  The holder of a license on inactive status may not practice as a physician assistant.  A violation of this subsection is considered to be practicing without a license.(c)  A person whose license is on inactive status under this section may return the person's license to active status by:(1)  applying to the physician assistant board;(2)  satisfying the requirements of Section 204.156; and(3)  paying the fee established by the physician assistant board for returning a license to active status.(d)  The physician assistant board by rule shall establish a limit on the length of time a physician assistant's license may remain on inactive status. |Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.20, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter D. License Requirements, Exemptions, and Renewal|Section 204.158. Refusal for Violation of Board Order

Sec. 204.158.  REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.  The physician assistant board may refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a physician assistant board order.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.201. Notice of Intent to Practice

Sec. 204.201.  NOTICE OF INTENT TO PRACTICE.  (a)  Before beginning practice, each physician assistant licensed under this chapter shall submit on a form prescribed by the physician assistant board notice of the license holder's intent to practice.  The notice must include:(1)  the name, business address, license number, and telephone number of the physician assistant;  and(2)  the name, business address, Texas license number, and telephone number of the physician assistant's supervising physician.(b)  A physician assistant shall notify the physician assistant board of any change in, or addition to, the person acting as a supervising physician for the physician assistant not later than the 30th day after the date the change or addition occurs.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.202. Scope of Practice

Sec. 204.202.  SCOPE OF PRACTICE.  (a)  The practice of a physician assistant includes providing medical services delegated by a supervising physician that are within the education, training, and experience of the physician assistant.(b)  Medical services provided by a physician assistant may include:(1)  obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations;(2)  ordering or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures;(3)  formulating a working diagnosis;(4)  developing and implementing a treatment plan;(5)  monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions;(6)  assisting at surgery;(7)  offering counseling and education to meet patient needs;(8)  requesting, receiving, and signing for the receipt of pharmaceutical sample prescription medications and distributing the samples to patients in a specific practice setting in which the physician assistant is authorized to prescribe pharmaceutical medications and sign prescription drug orders as provided by Section 157.0512 or 157.054;(9)  prescribing or ordering a drug or device as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 157; and(10)  making appropriate referrals.(c)  The activities listed by Subsection (b) may be performed in any place authorized by a supervising physician, including a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, patient home, nursing home, or other institutional setting.(d)  A physician assistant's signature attesting to the provision of a service the physician assistant is legally authorized to provide satisfies any documentation requirement for that service established by a state agency. (e)  A physician assistant is the agent of the physician assistant's supervising physician for any medical services that are delegated by that physician and that:(1)  are within the physician assistant's scope of practice;  and(2)  are delineated by protocols, practice guidelines, or practice directives established by the supervising physician.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 112, Sec. 3, eff. May 11, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.054(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 13, eff. November 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 204.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.203. Identification Requirements

Sec. 204.203.  IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.  A physician assistant shall:(1)  keep the physician assistant's license available for inspection at the physician assistant's primary place of business;  and(2)  when engaged in the physician assistant's professional activities, wear a name tag identifying the license holder as a physician assistant.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.204. Supervision Requirements

Sec. 204.204.  SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A physician assistant shall be supervised by a supervising physician.  A physician assistant may have more than one supervising physician.  The supervising physician oversees the activities of, and accepts responsibility for, medical services provided by the physician assistant.(b)  Supervision of a physician assistant by a supervising physician must be continuous.  The supervision does not require the constant physical presence of the supervising physician where physician assistant services are being performed, but, if a supervising physician is not present, the supervising physician and the physician assistant must be, or must be able to easily be, in contact with one another by radio, telephone, or another telecommunication device.(c)  The number of physician assistants a physician may supervise in a practice setting may not be less than the number of physician assistants to whom a physician may delegate the authority to prescribe or order a drug or device in that practice setting under Subchapter B, Chapter 157.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 14, eff. November 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 204.2045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.2045. Volunteer Care and Services Performed During Disaster

Sec. 204.2045.  VOLUNTEER CARE AND SERVICES PERFORMED DURING DISASTER.  (a)  The supervision and delegation requirements of this chapter and Subtitle B do not apply to medical tasks performed by a physician assistant:(1)  during a disaster under the state emergency management plan adopted under Section 418.042, Government Code;(2)  during a disaster declared by the governor or United States government; or(3)  as a volunteer for a charitable organization or at a public or private event, including a religious event, sporting event, community event, or health fair.(a-1)  This section does not apply to medical tasks performed by a physician assistant for compensation or other remuneration.(b)  A physician assistant performing medical tasks under this section:(1)  is entitled to the immunity from liability provided by Section 74.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and(2)  is acting within the scope of the physician assistant's license for purposes of immunity under Section 84.004(c), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(c)  A physician assistant may perform tasks described by this section:(1)  under the supervision of any physician who is also performing volunteer work in the disaster, for the charitable organization, or at the public or private event; or(2)  without the supervision of a physician, if a physician is not available to provide supervision.(d)  A physician assistant employed by the United States government or licensed in another state may perform medical tasks in this state in circumstances described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) without holding a license in this state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 580 (H.B. 1577), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1053 (H.B. 1978), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.205. Requirements for Supervising Physician

Sec. 204.205.  REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN.  A supervising physician must:(1)  hold an unrestricted and active license as a physician in this state;(2)  notify the medical board of the physician's intent to supervise a physician assistant;(3)  submit to the medical board a statement that the physician will:(A)  supervise the physician assistant according to medical board rule;  and(B)  retain professional and legal responsibility for the care provided by the physician assistant;  and(4)  receive approval from the medical board to supervise the physician assistant.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.206. Establishment of Certain Functions and Standards

Sec. 204.206.  ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND STANDARDS.  Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician shall ensure that:(1)  the physician assistant's scope of function is identified;(2)  delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence;(3)  the relationship between the physician assistant and the supervising physician and the access of the physician assistant to the supervising physician are defined;  and(4)  a process is established for evaluating the physician assistant's performance.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.207. Assumption of Professional Liability

Sec. 204.207.  ASSUMPTION OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY.  (a)  Each supervising physician retains legal responsibility for a physician assistant's patient care activities, including the provision of care and treatment to a patient in a health care facility.(b)  If a physician assistant is employed by an entity, including a health care facility, the entity shares the legal responsibility for the physician assistant's acts or omissions with the physician assistant's supervising physician.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.208. Duty to Report; Medical Peer Review

Sec. 204.208.  DUTY TO REPORT;  MEDICAL PEER REVIEW.  (a)  A medical peer review committee in this state, physician assistant, physician assistant student, or physician lawfully practicing medicine in this state shall report relevant information to the physician assistant board related to the acts of a physician assistant in this state if, in the person's opinion, a physician assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a physician assistant.  The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract.(b)  Sections 160.002, 160.003, 160.006, 160.007(d), 160.009, 160.013, 160.014, and 160.015 apply to medical peer review relating to the practice of a physician assistant.(c)  A person, including a health care entity or medical peer review committee, that without malice furnishes records, information, or assistance to the physician assistant board is immune from any civil liability arising from that act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.055, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 204.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder|Section 204.209. Jointly Owned Entities With Physicians

Sec. 204.209.  JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES WITH PHYSICIANS.  (a)  A physician assistant who jointly owns an entity with a physician shall report annually to the physician assistant board the ownership interest and other information required by physician assistant board rule.(b)  The physician assistant board shall assess a fee for processing each report required by Subsection (a).(c)  A report filed under Subsection (a) is public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 782 (H.B. 2098), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|