Bill Text: TX HB3903 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the definition of psychiatrist for purposes of certain provisions relating to mental health care examinations, evaluations, and services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-03 - Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar [HB3903 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB3903-Comm_Sub.html

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88R21374 EAS-D
By: Ortega H.B. No. 3903
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3903:
By: Klick C.S.H.B. No. 3903

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of psychiatrist for purposes of certain
provisions relating to mental health care examinations,
evaluations, and services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (20-a) to read as follows:
(20-a) "Psychiatrist" means a physician who is:
(A) certified by the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology;
(B) eligible for board certification as a
psychiatrist; or
(C) enrolled in a board certification training
program and is under the supervision of a psychiatrist who is board
certified or eligible for certification.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.