88R523 CJD-F
	By: Klick	H.B. No. 1767

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the granting of privileges at hospitals for
	podiatrists.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 241.102(c), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  An applicant for medical staff membership or privileges
	may not be denied membership or privileges solely on the ground that
	the applicant is a podiatrist rather than a physician.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.