Bill Text: TX HB2758 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to continuing education requirements for physicians regarding the identification and assistance of trafficked persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-26 - Removed from local & uncontested calendar [HB2758 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2758-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to continuing education requirements for physicians regarding the identification and assistance of trafficked persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-26 - Removed from local & uncontested calendar [HB2758 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2758-Introduced.html
By: Smith | H.B. No. 2758 |
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relating to training for physicians in identification and | ||
assistance of victims of human trafficking. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 156.060, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 156.060. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING | ||
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subtitle who submits an application for renewal of a registration | ||
permit and who designates a direct patient care practice must | ||
complete, as part of the hours of continuing medical education | ||
required for compliance with Section 156.051(a)(2), not less than | ||
one hour of continuing medical education regarding identification | ||
and assistance of victims of [ |
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(b) A physician who submits an application for renewal of a | ||
registration permit who does not designate a direct patient care | ||
practice shall not be required to complete continuing medical | ||
education on human trafficking under this section. | ||
(c) The board shall: | ||
(1) approve continuing medical education courses on | ||
human trafficking identification and assistance, including at | ||
least one course that is available without charge; and | ||
(2) post a list of the approved courses on the board's | ||
Internet website. | ||
(d) the board shall update the list of approved training | ||
courses described by Subsection (c) as necessary and consider for | ||
approval training courses conducted by health care facilities. | ||
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identification and assistance [ |
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Subsection (a) as a medical ethics or professional responsibility | ||
course for purposes of complying with continuing medical education | ||
required by Section 156.051(a)(2). | ||
(f) A physician subject to Subsection (a) must complete the | ||
continuing medical education required by Subsection (a) in the | ||
first renewal period following the issuance of the physician's | ||
initial registration permit under this chapter. | ||
(g) After the period described by Subsection (f), a | ||
physician subject to Subsection (a) must complete not less than one | ||
hour of continuing medical education described by Subsection (a) | ||
every third renewal period. This subsection only applies if there | ||
is more than one course approved under Subsection (c). | ||
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section. | ||
(i) A physician subject to Subsection (a) also may satisfy | ||
the continuing medical education requirements of this section by | ||
completing not less than one hour of training course approved under | ||
Section 116.002. This subsection expires September 1, 2023. | ||
(j) Notwithstanding Subsections (f) and (g), a physician | ||
who on September 1, 2021, holds a license to practice medicine under | ||
this subtitle shall complete not less than one hour of continuing | ||
medical education described by Subsection (a) in the first renewal | ||
period occurring after that date. This subsection expires September | ||
1, 2022. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |