Bill Text: TX SB2256 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-23 - Placed on General State Calendar [SB2256 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2256-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-23 - Placed on General State Calendar [SB2256 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2256-Introduced.html
2023S0263-1 03/07/23 | ||
By: Blanco | S.B. No. 2256 |
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relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing | ||
education compliance through the establishment of continuing | ||
education tracking systems. | ||
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. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
Sec. 112.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
(1) "Continuing education course" means a course, | ||
clinic, forum, lecture, program, or seminar that an individual must | ||
complete in order to maintain or renew a license. | ||
(2) "Continuing education provider" means a person or | ||
entity authorized by an licensing entity to offer continuing | ||
education courses. | ||
(3) "Continuing education tracking system" means an | ||
electronic system established by a licensing entity as required by | ||
Section 112.104. | ||
(4) "License" means a license, certificate, | ||
registration, permit, or other form of authorization that: | ||
(A) is issued by a licensing entity; and | ||
(B) an individual must obtain to engage in a | ||
particular business, occupation, or profession. | ||
Sec. 112.102. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only | ||
to a licensing entity that issues a license to a health care | ||
practitioner. | ||
Sec. 112.103. CONTINUING EDUCATION COMPLIANCE REQUIRED FOR | ||
LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensing | ||
entity may not renew a health care practitioner's license unless | ||
the licensing entity verifies that the health care practitioner has | ||
complied with all continuing education requirements of the | ||
licensing entity. | ||
(b) Verification of an applicant's compliance with | ||
continuing education requirements that is generated by the | ||
continuing education tracking system: | ||
(1) satisfies the requirement of Subsection (a); and | ||
(2) shall be used for all audits of health care | ||
practitioners conducted by the licensing entity. | ||
(c) This section does not prohibit a licensing entity from | ||
imposing penalties under applicable statutes or rules for a health | ||
care practitioner's failure to comply with continuing education | ||
requirements. | ||
Sec. 112.104. CONTINUING EDUCATION TRACKING SYSTEM; | ||
REQUIRED FUNCTIONS. Each licensing entity by rule shall establish | ||
a continuing education tracking system for universal use and | ||
accessibility by health care practitioners, licensing entity | ||
staff, and continuing education providers. | ||
Sec. 112.105. DATA AND SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS. (a) A | ||
continuing education tracking system may collect and use only: | ||
(1) information that directly relates to a health care | ||
practitioner's compliance with continuing education requirements, | ||
including: | ||
(A) the name in which the health care | ||
practitioner's license is issued; | ||
(B) the health care practitioner's license | ||
number; | ||
(C) the license issue date; | ||
(D) the license expiration date; and | ||
(E) any other information disclosed to the public | ||
in response to a license verification request; and | ||
(2) other information designated by licensing entity | ||
rule as necessary for the system's performance of a function | ||
required by this subchapter. | ||
(b) A continuing education tracking system established | ||
under Section 112.104 must: | ||
(1) use technology that, after initial purchase, will | ||
not result in any ongoing cost to the licensing entity; | ||
(2) if the continuing education tracking system is a | ||
cloud-based system, be certified under the state risk and | ||
authorization management program established under Section | ||
2054.0593, Government Code; and | ||
(3) comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of | ||
1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) to enable the public to | ||
search the tracking system. | ||
Sec. 112.106. RULEMAKING. A licensing entity shall adopt | ||
rules necessary to implement this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 2. Each licensing entity required under this Act to | ||
implement a continuing education tracking system shall implement | ||
the tracking system not later than December 31, 2024. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |