Bill Text: TX SB284 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in this state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Effective immediately [SB284 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB284-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 284 | ||
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| relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in | ||
| this state during the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "board" means the Texas | ||
| Medical Board. | ||
| SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The board shall conduct a study | ||
| regarding out-of-state physicians who practiced medicine in this | ||
| state during the COVID-19 pandemic pursuant to board rules | ||
| providing for the waiver of licensing requirements during disasters | ||
| and emergencies. | ||
| (b) In conducting the study, the board shall solicit and | ||
| consider information from hospitals and sponsoring physicians in | ||
| this state, as applicable, regarding the performance of a physician | ||
| described by Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2022, the | ||
| board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the | ||
| speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing | ||
| committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the | ||
| board, a written report that includes a summary of the study and any | ||
| legislative recommendations based on the study. | ||
| SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2023. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 284 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 284 passed the House on | ||
| May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 20, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
