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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the medical advisory board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.092, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided in Subsection (c), the [The] |
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commissioner shall appoint the medical advisory board members from: |
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(1) persons licensed to practice medicine in this |
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state, including physicians who are board certified in internal |
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medicine, psychiatry, neurology, physical medicine, or |
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ophthalmology and who are jointly recommended by the department and |
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the Texas Medical Association; and |
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(2) persons licensed to practice optometry in this |
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state who are jointly recommended by the department and the Texas |
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Optometric Association. |
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(c) The commissioner shall appoint at least one |
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representative from the following agencies to the medical advisory |
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board: |
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(1) the department; and |
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(2) the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.094(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The executive commissioner: |
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(1) shall [may] adopt rules to govern the activities |
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of the medical advisory board; |
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(2) shall annually appoint from among the members a |
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chair and a vice chair of the medical advisory board; |
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(3) shall annually review the medical advisory board's |
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rules and internal procedures; |
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(4) by rule may establish a reasonable fee to pay a |
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member of the medical advisory board for the member's professional |
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consultation services; and |
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(5) [(3)] if appropriate, may authorize reimbursement |
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for travel expenses as provided by Section 2110.004, Government |
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Code, for each meeting a member attends. |
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SECTION 3. Section 12.095, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) At least one member of a panel must have medical |
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expertise relating to the medical condition of the applicant or |
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license holder whose application or license is being considered by |
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the panel. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |