Bill Text: TX SB1718 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation and maintenance of a registry of physicians co-managing patients with Licensees under Chapter 351, Occupations Code
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Left pending in committee [SB1718 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1718-Introduced.html
By: Campbell | S.B. No. 1718 | |
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relating to the creation and maintenance of a registry of | ||
physicians co-managing patients with Licensees under Chapter 351, | ||
Occupations Code | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 153, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 153.017. COMANAGEMENT REGISTRY. (a) The board shall | ||
(1) maintain a registry of physicians engaged in the | ||
comanagement of patients under the provisions section | ||
351.3581, Occupations Code. | ||
(2) make the registry available to the public though the | ||
board's internet website, and: | ||
a. make the registry searchable by physician name, and | ||
county in which the physician lists the primary | ||
practice location; | ||
b. make searchable by licensee under Chapter 351, | ||
Occupations Code. | ||
(b) A physician engaged in comanagement of patients under | ||
this section shall provide the names and primary practice address | ||
of the licensees under Chapter 351 with whom the physician is | ||
comanaging patients. | ||
(c) A licensed physician engaged in comanagement under | ||
section 351.3581, Occupations Code, may update this | ||
information through the internet portal of the board | ||
through which other information is updated at any time, | ||
but shall do so at least annually. | ||
Section 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015 |