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TX Occ Code § 204.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.056. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 204.056.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the physician assistant board that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 204.052 and 204.053;(2)  does not maintain during service on the physician assistant board the qualifications required by Sections 204.052 and 204.053;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 204.053;(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 physician assistant 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 physician assistant 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 of the medical board has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the physician assistant 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 physician assistant 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. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.07, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.057. Per Diem

Sec. 204.057.  PER DIEM.  A member of the physician assistant board is entitled to receive a per diem as set by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages in the business of the board.  If the General Appropriations Act does not prescribe the amount of the per diem, the per diem is equal to a member's actual expenses for meals, lodging, and transportation plus $100.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.058. Open Meetings; Administrative Procedure Law

Sec. 204.058.  OPEN MEETINGS;  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the physician assistant board is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.0585 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.0585. Executive Session

Sec. 204.0585.  EXECUTIVE SESSION.  After hearing all evidence and arguments in an open meeting, the physician assistant board may conduct deliberations relating to a license application or disciplinary action in an executive session.  The board shall vote and announce its decision in open session.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.059. Training

Sec. 204.059.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the physician assistant 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 physician assistant board operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the physician assistant board;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the physician assistant board;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the physician assistant board;(5)  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 physician assistant board in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the physician assistant board or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the physician assistant 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 medical 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 physician assistant 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.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.101. General Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 204.101.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  The physician assistant board shall:(1)  adopt rules that are reasonable and necessary for the performance of the physician assistant board's duties under this chapter, as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, including rules to establish:(A)  licensing and other fees;(B)  license renewal dates;  and(C)  procedures for disciplinary actions;(2)  review and approve or reject each application for the issuance or renewal of a license;(3)  issue each license;(4)  deny, suspend, or revoke a license or otherwise discipline a license holder;  and(5)  take any action necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the physician assistant board under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.1015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.1015. Guidelines for Early Involvement in Rulemaking Process

Sec. 204.1015.  GUIDELINES FOR EARLY INVOLVEMENT IN RULEMAKING PROCESS.  (a)  The physician assistant 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.  The guidelines must provide an opportunity for those individuals and groups to provide input before the physician assistant board submits the rule to the medical board for approval.(b)  A rule adopted by the medical board may not be challenged on the grounds that the physician assistant board did not comply with this section.  If the physician assistant board was unable to solicit a significant amount of input from the public or affected persons early in the rulemaking process, the physician assistant board shall state in writing the reasons why the physician assistant board was unable to do so.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.102. Powers and Duties of Medical Board Relating to Physician Assistants

Sec. 204.102.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF MEDICAL BOARD RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.  (a)  The medical board shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to regulate physician assistants and physicians who supervise physician assistants.(b)  The medical board, by a majority vote, shall approve or reject each rule adopted by the physician assistant board.  If approved, the rule may take effect.  If the rule is rejected, the medical board shall return the rule to the physician assistant board for revision.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.1025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.1025. Duties Regarding Prescriptive Authority Agreements

Sec. 204.1025.  DUTIES REGARDING PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AGREEMENTS.  The physician assistant board shall in conjunction with the Texas Medical Board and the Texas Board of Nursing perform the functions and duties relating to prescriptive authority agreements assigned to the physician assistant board in Sections 157.0512 and 157.0513.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 11, eff. November 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 204.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.103. Fees

Sec. 204.103.  FEES.  The physician assistant board shall establish and collect fees in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.104. Rural Physician Assistant Loan Reimbursement Program

Sec. 204.104.  RURAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  A program shall be established to provide student loan reimbursement for graduates of physician assistant training programs from any state who practice in rural health professional shortage areas and medically underserved areas identified by the Texas Department of Health.  The physician assistant board shall fund the program by designating annually a portion of the revenue generated under this chapter from physician assistant licensing fees.(b)  The Texas Department of Rural Affairs shall establish policies for and adopt rules to administer the loan program.(c)  The physician assistant board shall authorize and the medical board shall transfer annually the funds designated under Subsection (a) to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs to administer the loan program.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 204.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.105. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction

Sec. 204.105.  RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.  The physician assistant board shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.106. Division of Responsibilities

Sec. 204.106.  DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.  Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the physician assistant board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the medical board.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.107. Public Participation

Sec. 204.107.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the physician assistant board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the physician assistant board. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.12, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.108. Records of Complaints

Sec. 204.108.  RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The physician assistant board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the physician assistant board.  The board shall maintain:(1)  information about the parties to the complaint and the subject matter of the complaint;(2)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(3)  information about the disposition of the complaint.(b)  The physician assistant board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The physician assistant board shall periodically notify the parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition of the complaint, unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.13, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.109. Use of Technology

Sec. 204.109.  USE OF TECHNOLOGY.  Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall implement a policy requiring the physician assistant board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the physician assistant board's ability to perform its functions.  The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the board on the Internet.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.14, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Physician Assistant Board and Medical Board|Section 204.110. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy

Sec. 204.110.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.  (a)  Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of physician assistant board rules; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the physician assistant board's jurisdiction.(b)  The physician assistant board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The physician assistant board shall designate a trained person to:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the physician assistant board.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.15, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.151 (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 204.151. License Required

Sec. 204.151.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person may not practice as a physician assistant in this state unless the person holds a physician assistant license issued under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.152 (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 204.152. Issuance of License

Sec. 204.152.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.  (a)  The physician assistant board shall issue a license to an applicant who:(1)  meets the eligibility requirements of Section 204.153;(2)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the board;(3)  pays the required application fee;(4)  certifies that the applicant is mentally and physically able to function safely as a physician assistant; and(5)  submits to the board any other information the board considers necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications.(b)  The physician assistant board may delegate authority to medical board employees to issue licenses under this chapter to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements.  If the medical board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the physician assistant board.  A license issued under this subsection does not require formal physician assistant board approval.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.16, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.1525 (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 204.1525. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance

Sec. 204.1525.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.  (a)  The physician assistant board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(b)  The physician assistant board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  The physician assistant board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:(1)  provided by the individual under this section; and(2)  made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.(d)  The physician assistant board may:(1)  enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and(2)  authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 204.153 (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 204.153. Eligibility Requirements

Sec. 204.153.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.(a)  To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must:(1)  successfully complete an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or by that committee's predecessor or successor entities;(2)  pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;(3)  hold a certificate issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;(4)  meet any other requirement established by physician assistant board rule; and(5)  pass a jurisprudence examination approved by the physician assistant board as provided by Subsection (a-1).(a-1)  The jurisprudence examination shall be conducted on the licensing requirements and other laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the physician assistant profession in this state.  The physician assistant board shall establish rules for the jurisprudence examination under Subsection (a)(6) regarding:(1)  the development of the examination;(2)  applicable fees;(3)  administration of the examination;(4)  reexamination procedures;(5)  grading procedures; and(6)  notice of results.(b)  In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), an applicant is not eligible for a license, unless the physician assistant board takes the fact into consideration in determining whether to issue the license, if the applicant:(1)  has been issued a license, certificate, or registration as a physician assistant in this state or from a licensing authority in another state that is revoked or suspended;  or(2)  is subject to probation or other disciplinary action for cause resulting from the applicant's acts as a physician assistant.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.17, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|