Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 166 - PHYSICIAN REGISTRATION › Section 166.1 - Physician Registration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				physician licensed to practice medicine in Texas shall register with the board,
				submit a current physician profile, and pay a fee. A physician may obtain a
				registration permit ("permit") by submitting the required form and by paying
				the required registration fee to the board on or before the expiration date of
				the permit. The fee shall accompany an application prescribed by the board
				which sets forth the licensee's name, mailing address, primary practice site,
				and address for receipt of electronic mail if available.
(b) The board shall stagger initial
				registrations of newly-licensed physicians proportionally.
(c) The board shall provide notice to each
				physician at the physician's last known mailing address according to the
				records of the board at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the
				registration permit and shall provide for a 30-day grace period for payment of
				the registration fee from the date of the expiration of the permit.
(d) Within 30 days of a physician's change of
				mailing or practice address or professional name from the addresses or
				professional name on file with the board, a physician shall notify the board in
				writing of such change and submit additional documentation if
				requested.
(e) All permits issued
				to license holders are valid for two-year periods.
(f) Emergency Contact Information.
(1) As part of the physician's registration
				application, each physician shall submit to the board telephone numbers, fax
				numbers, and e-mail addresses, if available and as appropriate, that the board
				may use to contact the license holder in an emergency.
(2) A licensed physician who receives an
				initial registration permit shall provide the information required under
				paragraph (1) of this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date the
				permit is issued to the extent the information has not been provided through a
				recent registration. Each physician who applies to renew a registration permit
				shall submit the information required under paragraph (1) of this subsection
				with the renewal application.
(3) A
				physician shall report to the board any change in the information required
				under paragraph (1) of this subsection not later than the 45th day after the
				date of the change.
(4) The
				information provided by a physician under this subsection is confidential and
				is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. The board may
				not publish, release, or make available information provided by a license
				holder under this section except as provided by paragraph (5) of this
				subsection.
(5) In the event of a
				public health emergency declared or invoked by the governor, the Department of
				State Health Services, or a federal agency, the board may publish, release, or
				make available information provided by a physician under this subsection for
				the sole purpose of disseminating information to:
(A) a physician licensed by the
				board;
(B) a designated city,
				county, state, or federal public health or emergency management official;
				or
(C) the Federation of State
				Medical Boards.