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TX Occ Code § 569.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle J - Pharmacy and Pharmacists|Chapter 569 - Reporting Requirements for Professional Liability Insurers|Section 569.006. Sanctions Imposed on Insurer

Sec. 569.006.  SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON INSURER.  The Texas Department of Insurance may impose on any insurer subject to this subtitle sanctions authorized by Chapter 82, Insurance Code, if the insurer fails to report information as required by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.314(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 801.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 801.001. Short Title

Sec. 801.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Veterinary Licensing Act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 801.003. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 801.003.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2029.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 713), Sec. 4.02(a), eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 801.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.051. Board; Membership

Sec. 801.051.  BOARD;  MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:(1)  five veterinarian members, including:(A)  one veterinarian member who is associated with an animal shelter; and(B)  one veterinarian member who has at least three years of experience practicing veterinary medicine in this state on horses, livestock, or other large animals;(2)  one licensed veterinary technician member; and(3)  three members who represent the public.(b)  The board may include not more than one veterinarian member who is a faculty member of a college of veterinary medicine.(c)  Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 801.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.052. Membership Eligibility

Sec. 801.052.  MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  A person is eligible for appointment as a veterinarian member of the board if the person:(1)  has resided and practiced veterinary medicine in this state for the six years preceding the date of appointment;(2)  is of good repute;  and(3)  is not the holder of a special license issued under Section 801.256.(b)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person:(1)  is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of health care;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that:(A)  provides health care services;(B)  sells, manufactures, or distributes health care supplies or equipment; or(C)  is regulated by or receives funds from the board;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that:(A)  provides health care services;(B)  sells, manufactures, or distributes health care supplies or equipment; or(C)  is regulated by or receives funds from the board; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.(c)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person's spouse:(1)  is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of veterinary medicine;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that:(A)  provides veterinary health care services;(B)  sells, manufactures, or distributes veterinary health care supplies or equipment; or(C)  is regulated by or receives funds from the board;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that:(A)  provides veterinary health care services;(B)  sells, manufactures, or distributes veterinary health care supplies or equipment; or(C)  is regulated by or receives funds from the board; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 801.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.053. Membership and Employee Restrictions

Sec. 801.053.  MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the board and may not be an employee of the board employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of veterinary medicine. (c)   A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 801.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.054. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 801.054.  TERMS;  VACANCY.  (a)  Members of the board are appointed for staggered six-year terms.(b)  If a vacancy occurs because of the death or resignation of a board member, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.055. Officers

Sec. 801.055.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.(b)  At the first meeting of the board each year, the board shall elect from its members any other officer the board considers necessary or convenient.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 801.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.056. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 801.056.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 801.052;(2)  does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 801.052;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 801.052 or 801.053;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 801.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.057. Training

Sec. 801.057.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section. (b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing board operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the board;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;(4)  the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:(A)  regulate the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;(B)  restrict advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;(C)  affect the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; or(D)  restrict participation in a profession or business the board regulates;(5)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;(6)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and(7)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office. (d)  The executive director of the board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member.  On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 801.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.058. Per Diem; Reimbursement

Sec. 801.058.  PER DIEM;  REIMBURSEMENT.  A board member is entitled to receive:(1)  a per diem, as set by legislative appropriation, for each day that the member engages in board business;  and(2)  reimbursement for travel expenses, as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act, including expenses for meals and lodging.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter B. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners|Section 801.059. Oath of Office

Sec. 801.059.  OATH OF OFFICE.  Before assuming the duties of office, each board member shall file with the secretary of state a signed copy of the constitutional oath of office taken by the member.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.101. Executive Director

Sec. 801.101.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  The board may employ an executive director.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.102. Certain Duties of Executive Director

Sec. 801.102.  CERTAIN DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  (a)  The executive director is responsible for:(1)  safekeeping the money collected under this chapter;  and(2)  properly disbursing the veterinary fund account established by this chapter.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(39).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 25, 31(39), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 801.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.103. Personnel

Sec. 801.103.  PERSONNEL.  The board may employ personnel to administer this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.104. Division of Responsibilities

Sec. 801.104.  DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking 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. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 801.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.105. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information

Sec. 801.105.  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 chapter;  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 § 801.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.106. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations

Sec. 801.106.  CAREER LADDER PROGRAM;  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 postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.(b)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks.  All merit pay authorized by the executive director 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 § 801.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 801.107. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report

Sec. 801.107.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY;  REPORT.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions 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, application, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the board workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of the significant underuse in the board 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 be:(1)  prepared to cover an annual period;(2)  updated annually;(3)  reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1);  and(4)  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 part of other biennial reports to the legislature.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties|Section 801.151. Rules

Sec. 801.151.  RULES.  (a)  The board may adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter.(b)  The board may adopt rules of professional conduct appropriate to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity, skills, and practice in the veterinary medicine profession.(c)  The board shall adopt rules to:(1)  protect the public;(2)  ensure that alternate therapies, including ultrasound diagnosis and therapy, magnetic field therapy, holistic medicine, homeopathy, chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, and laser therapy, are performed only by a veterinarian or under the supervision of a veterinarian;(3)  ensure that equine dentistry is performed only by a veterinarian who is active and in good standing or by a licensed equine dental provider who is active and in good standing under the appropriate level of supervision of a veterinarian who is active and in good standing and who has established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with the owner or other caretaker of an animal in accordance with Section 801.351; and(4)  provide for the licensing and regulation of licensed veterinary technicians.(d)  The board may adopt rules regarding the work of a person who  works under the supervision of a veterinarian.(e)  The board shall adopt rules to implement a jurisprudence examination for licensed equine dental providers and licensed veterinary technicians, including rules relating to the development and administration of the examination, examination fees, guidelines for reexamination, examination grading, and provision of notice of examination results.(f)  The board may not adopt rules that unreasonably restrict the selection by the owner or other caretaker of an animal of a licensed equine dental provider who is in good standing to provide equine dental services.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (S.B. 1312), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 801.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties|Section 801.152. Exceptions to Rule

Sec. 801.152.  EXCEPTIONS TO RULE.  (a)  The board may consider an exception to a rule adopted by the board on the request of a person subject to board regulation.(b)  After notice and hearing, the board may approve an exception to a board rule.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 801.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties|Section 801.153. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 801.153.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  The board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by that person.(b)  In its rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice, the board may not include a rule that:(1)  restricts the person's 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 § 801.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties|Section 801.154. Fees

Sec. 801.154.  FEES.   The board by rule shall set fees in amounts that are reasonable and necessary so that the fees, in the aggregate, cover the costs of administering this chapter. |Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 31(l)(6), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 801.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals|Chapter 801 - Veterinarians|Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties|Section 801.155. Payment of Administrative Costs

Sec. 801.155.  PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.  Costs incurred by the board in administrating this chapter, including the compensation and expenses of board members and employees, may be paid only from fees collected under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|