Bill Text: TX SB268 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2025-06-22 - Vetoed by the Governor [SB268 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SB268-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 268

AN ACT
relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health
care practitioners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 112, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. COMPLAINT REFERRALS
Sec. 112.101. COMPLAINTS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER
LICENSED BY DIFFERENT LICENSING ENTITY. (a) Notwithstanding any
other law, a licensing entity that receives a complaint concerning
a health care practitioner who holds a license issued by a different
licensing entity shall promptly forward a copy of the complaint to
that licensing entity.
(b) A licensing entity may not take disciplinary action
based on a complaint against a health care practitioner who holds a
license issued by a different licensing entity unless that
licensing entity refers the complaint back to the licensing entity
that received the complaint for investigation and resolution.
(c) This section does not preclude a licensing entity from
taking disciplinary action against a health care practitioner
licensed by that entity.
Sec. 112.102. COMPLAINTS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER
ALLEGING CERTAIN OFFENSES. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a
licensing entity that receives a complaint concerning a health care
practitioner that credibly accuses the practitioner of conduct
constituting an offense that resulted in death or serious bodily
injury, as those terms are defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, to a
person shall promptly forward a copy of the complaint to an
appropriate law enforcement agency.
(b) This section does not preclude a licensing entity from
investigating a complaint or taking disciplinary action against a
health care practitioner described by Subsection (a) and licensed
by that entity.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a complaint filed against a health care practitioner on or after the
effective date of this Act. A complaint filed before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
complaint was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 268 passed the Senate on
April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0;
May 29, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 30, 2025, House
granted request of the Senate; June 1, 2025, Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 19,
Nays 12.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 268 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 120,
Nays 14, two present not voting; May 30, 2025, House granted
request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
June 1, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
following vote: Yeas 79, Nays 46, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor