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TX Occ Code § 162.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.153. Standardized Credentials Verification Program

Sec. 162.153.  STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The board shall develop standardized forms and guidelines for and administer:(1)  the collection, verification, correction, updating, modification, maintenance, and storage of information relating to physician credentials;  and(2)  the release of that information to health care entities or designated credentials verification organizations authorized by the physician to receive that information.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a physician whose core credentials data is submitted to the board is not required to resubmit the data when applying for practice privileges with a health care entity.(c)  A physician shall:(1)  provide to the board any correction, update, or modification of the physician's core credentials data not later than the 30th day after the date the data on file is no longer accurate;  and(2)  resubmit the physician's core credentials data annually if the physician did not submit a correction, update, or modification during the preceding year.(d)  A health care entity that employs, contracts with, or credentials physicians must use the board to obtain core credentials data for items for which the board is designated or accepted as a primary source by a national accreditation organization.  A health care entity may act through its designated credentials verification organization.(e)  This section does not restrict the authority of a health care entity to approve or deny an original or renewal application for hospital staff membership, clinical privileges, or managed care network participation. |Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.154. Furnishing of Data to Health Care Entity

Sec. 162.154.  FURNISHING OF DATA TO HEALTH CARE ENTITY.  Not later than the 15th business day after the date the board receives a request for the data, the board shall make available to a health care entity or its designated credentials verification organization all core credentials data it collects on a physician, including any correction, update, or modification of that data, if authorized by the physician.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.155. Review of Data by Physician

Sec. 162.155.  REVIEW OF DATA BY PHYSICIAN.  (a)  Before releasing a physician's core credentials data from its data bank for the first time, the board shall provide to the affected physician 15 business days to review the data and request reconsideration or resolution of errors in or omissions from the data.  The board shall include with the data any change or clarification made by the physician.(b)  The board shall notify a physician of any change to the physician's core credentials data when a change is made or initiated by a person other than the physician.(c)  A physician may request to review the physician's core credentials data collected at any time after the initial release of information.  The board is not required to hold, release, or modify any information because of the request.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.156. Data Duplication Prohibited

Sec. 162.156.  DATA DUPLICATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  A health care entity may not collect or attempt to collect duplicate core credentials data from a physician if the information is already on file with the board.  This section does not restrict the right of a health care entity to request additional information not included in the core credentials data on file with the board that is necessary for the entity to credential the physician.  A health care entity or its designated credentials verification organization may collect any additional information required by the health care entity's credentialing process from a primary source of that information.(b)  A state agency may not collect or attempt to collect duplicate core credentials data from a physician if the information is already on file with the board.  This section does not restrict the right of a state agency to request additional information not included in the core credentials data on file with the board that the agency considers necessary for its specific credentialing purposes.(c)  The board by rule may except from Subsections (a) and (b) a request for core credentials data that is necessary for a health care entity to provide temporary privileges during the credentialing process.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.157. Immunity

Sec. 162.157.  IMMUNITY.  A health care entity or its designated credentials verification organization is immune from liability arising from its reliance on data furnished by the board under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.158. Rules

Sec. 162.158.  RULES.  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to develop and implement the standardized credentials verification program established by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.159. Confidentiality

Sec. 162.159.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  The information collected, maintained, or stored by the board under this subchapter is privileged and confidential and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release or to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.160. Use of Independent Contractor

Sec. 162.160.  USE OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.  The board may contract with an independent contractor to collect, verify, maintain, store, or release information.  The contract must provide for board oversight and for the confidentiality of the information.  If the board contracts with an independent entity that is not a governmental unit to carry out this subchapter, the independent entity is not immune from liability.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.161. Fees

Sec. 162.161.  FEES.  (a)  The board shall prescribe and assess fees in amounts necessary to cover its cost of operating under and administering this subchapter.(b)  The board may waive a fee for a state agency that is required to obtain core credentials data from the board and that Section 162.156 prohibits from collecting duplicate data.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter D. Physician Credentialing|Section 162.162. Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Sec. 162.162.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  In addition to any fees paid to the board or money appropriated to the board, the board may receive and accept a gift, grant, donation, or other thing of value from any source, including the United States or a private source.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.201. Employment of Physician Permitted

Sec. 162.201.  EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIAN PERMITTED.  A private nonprofit medical school that is certified under Section 162.203, that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and that was appropriated funds by the legislature in the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, may retain, in fulfilling its educational mission, all or part of the professional income generated by a physician for medical services if the physician is employed as a faculty member of the school and provides medical services as part of the physician's responsibilities.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.202. Committee Established by School

Sec. 162.202.  COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL.  (a)  A private medical school subject to this subchapter shall establish a committee consisting of at least five actively practicing physicians who provide care in the clinical program of the private medical school.  The committee shall approve existing policies, or adopt new policies if none exist, to ensure that a physician whose professional income is retained under Section 162.201 is exercising the physician's independent medical judgment in providing care to patients in the school's clinical programs.(b)  The policies adopted under this section must include policies relating to credentialing, quality assurance, utilization review, peer review, medical decision-making, governance of the committee, and due process.(c)  Each member of a committee under this section shall provide to the board biennially a signed and verified statement indicating that the member:(1)  is licensed by the board;(2)  will exercise independent medical judgment in all committee matters, specifically in matters relating to credentialing, quality assurance, utilization review, peer review, medical decision-making, and due process;(3)  will exercise the member's best efforts to ensure compliance with the private medical school's policies that are adopted or established by the committee;  and(4)  shall report immediately to the board any action or event that the member reasonably and in good faith believes constitutes a compromise of the independent judgment of a physician in caring for a patient in the private medical school's clinical program or in carrying out the member's duties as a committee member.(d)  The board shall adopt rules requiring the disclosure of financial conflicts of interest by a committee member.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.203. Certification of School by Board

Sec. 162.203.  CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BY BOARD.  (a)  A private school that retains a physician's professional income under Section 162.201 must be certified by the board as being in compliance with this subchapter.(b)  The board shall prescribe an application form to be provided to the school and may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.(c)  The board may prescribe and assess a fee for the certification of a school and for investigation and review of the school in an amount not to exceed the fee assessed on an organization described by Section 162.001.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.204. Biennial Report

Sec. 162.204.  BIENNIAL REPORT.  A private medical school certified under Section 162.203 shall provide to the board a biennial report certifying that the school is in compliance with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.205. Suspension or Revocation of Certification

Sec. 162.205.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION.  If the board determines at any time that a private medical school certified under Section 162.203 has failed to comply with this subchapter, the board may suspend or revoke the school's certification.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.206. Limitation on School's Authority

Sec. 162.206.  LIMITATION ON SCHOOL'S AUTHORITY.  A private medical school's authority to retain a physician's professional income does not apply to a physician providing care in a facility owned or operated by the school that is established outside the school's historical geographical service area as it existed June 19, 1999.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter E. Employment of Physician by Private Medical School|Section 162.207. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 162.207.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not:(1)  affect the reporting requirements under Section 160.003;  or(2)  apply to a private medical school certified under this subchapter if all or substantially all of the school's assets are sold.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 162.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care|Section 162.251. Definitions

Sec. 162.251.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Direct fee" means a fee charged by a physician to a patient or a patient's designee for primary medical care services provided by, or to be provided by, the physician to the patient.  The term includes a fee in any form, including a:(A)  monthly retainer;(B)  membership fee;(C)  subscription fee;(D)  fee paid under a medical service agreement; or(E)  fee for a service, visit, or episode of care.(2)  "Direct primary care" means a primary medical care service provided by a physician to a patient in return for payment in accordance with a direct fee.  The term includes telemedicine medical services and telehealth services, as those terms are defined by Section 111.001, provided using a technology platform.(3)  "Medical service agreement" means a signed written agreement under which a physician agrees to provide direct primary care services for a patient in exchange for a direct fee for a period of time that is entered into by the physician and:(A)  the patient;(B)  the patient's legal representative, guardian, or employer on behalf of the patient; or(C)  the patient's legal representative's or guardian's employer on behalf of the patient.(4)  "Physician" includes a professional association or professional limited liability company owned entirely by an individual licensed under this subtitle.(5)  "Primary medical care service" means a routine or general health care service of the type provided at the time a patient seeks preventive care or first seeks health care services for a specific health concern, is a patient's main source for regular health care services, and includes:(A)  promoting and maintaining mental and physical health and wellness;(B)  preventing disease;(C)  screening, diagnosing, and treating acute or chronic conditions caused by disease, injury, or illness;(D)  providing patient counseling and education; and(E)  providing a broad spectrum of preventive and curative health care over a period of time.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 670), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 162.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care|Section 162.252. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 162.252.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to workers' compensation insurance coverage as defined by Section 401.011, Labor Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 162.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care|Section 162.253. Direct Primary Care Not Insurance

Sec. 162.253.  DIRECT PRIMARY CARE NOT INSURANCE.  (a)  A physician providing direct primary care is not an insurer or health maintenance organization, and the physician is not subject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance for the direct primary care.(b)  A medical service agreement is not health or accident insurance or coverage under Title 8, Insurance Code, and is not subject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance.(c)  A physician is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under the Insurance Code to market, sell, or offer a medical service agreement or provide direct primary care.(d)  A physician providing direct primary care does not violate Section 1204.055, Insurance Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 162.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care|Section 162.254. Billing Insurer or Health Maintenance Organization Prohibited

Sec. 162.254.  BILLING INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PROHIBITED.  A physician may not bill an insurer or health maintenance organization for direct primary care that is paid under a medical service agreement.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 162.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care|Section 162.255. Interference Prohibited

Sec. 162.255.  INTERFERENCE PROHIBITED.  (a)  The board or another state agency may not prohibit, interfere with, initiate a legal or administrative proceeding against, or impose a fine or penalty against:(1)  a physician solely because the physician provides direct primary care; or(2)  a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct primary care.(b)  A health insurer, health maintenance organization, or health care provider as that term is defined by Section 105.001 may  not prohibit, interfere with, or initiate a legal proceeding against:(1)  a physician solely because the physician provides direct primary care; or(2)  a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct primary care.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 162.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 162 - Regulation of Practice of Medicine|Subchapter F. Direct Primary Care|Section 162.256. Required Disclosure

Sec. 162.256.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.  A physician providing direct primary care shall provide written or electronic notice to the patient that a medical service agreement for direct primary care is not insurance, prior to entering into the agreement.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 164.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle B - Physicians|Chapter 164 - Disciplinary Actions and Procedures|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 164.0015. Remedial Plan

Sec. 164.0015.  REMEDIAL PLAN.  (a)  In addition to the authority under Sections 164.001 and 164.002, the board may issue and establish the terms of a remedial plan to resolve the investigation of a complaint relating to this subtitle.(b)  A remedial plan may not contain a provision that:(1)  revokes, suspends, limits, or restricts a person's license or other authorization to practice medicine; or(2)  assesses an administrative penalty against a person.(c)  A remedial plan may not be imposed to resolve a complaint:(1)  concerning:(A)  a patient death;(B)  the commission of a felony; or(C)  a matter in which the physician engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior or contact with a patient or became financially or personally involved with a patient in an inappropriate manner; or(2)  in which the appropriate resolution may involve a restriction on the manner in which a license holder practices medicine.(d)  The board may not issue a remedial plan to resolve a complaint against a license holder if the license holder has entered into a remedial plan with the board in the preceding five years.(e)  The board may assess a fee against a license holder participating in a remedial plan in an amount necessary to recover the costs of administering this plan.(f)  The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 600 (S.B. 227), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1349 (H.B. 680), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1231 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.|