The Texas Board of Physician Assistants has proposed new rules on information that a Physician Assistant is required to affirmatively report to the Board within 30 days. The proposed rule is:
New §185.27, relating to Duty to Report Certain Conduct to the Board, sets out requirements for physician assistants to report certain events to the PA [...]
Alan Moore, M.D., the Medical Director for the Texas Medical Board resigned his position late last week. Dr. Moore has been the leader behind locating physician experts for the Board, chart monitors and internally reviewing medical issues. He also has been the public face for the Board when interacting with physician groups. The Board must [...]
Last month, the Governor, Lt. Governor and the Speaker of the House asked all agencies to cut 5% from their 2010-2011 Budgets. The budget year from September 1st to August 31st; therefore, the 2011 budget starts in September. All agencies submitted their cuts. Most agencies that I deal with: Medical, Nursing, Dental, LPC, LSW, LMFT, [...]
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Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Advertising Rules convened at 1:01 PM
Dr. Crocker opened the meeting. Discussin of Rule 164.4
The rule lends itself to some confusion. The intent of the rule was to address advertising and not meant to have an impact on hospital credentialling or certification. They received lots of form letters both for and [...]
I am an admitted NPR fan. A day without Morning Edition or All Things Considered is a bad day, disconnected with the world around me. On Monday, All Things Considered did an amazing story regarding end of life care and how the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin worked developing dialogue with patients regarding treatment opinions [...]
Texas Medical Board staff met with the representatives of the Texas Nursing Board and the Department of Public Safety regarding prescriptive delegation for mid-level providers. They discussed the two methods that mid-level providers to prescribe scheduled drugs:
(1) The mid-level providers can obtain there own certification with the DEA and DPS. Their individual certification number must [...]
As previous noted in the blog, the 2009 Fiscal Year was a big on for the number of investigations and Informal Settlement Conferences for the Texas Medical Board. Last fiscal year (Runs September 1 to August 31) the Board held 700 ISCs, 200 more than in FY 2008.
Based on a report by the Executive Director [...]
The following is a brief, but interesting story regarding disruptive behavior in the medical profession.
By Andis Robeznieks
Posted: November 4, 2009 – 4:45 pm EDT
Behavior problems between doctors and nurses were reported by more than 97% of the nurses and doctors who participated in an American College of Physician Executives’ survey, which found that the most [...]
The Board members present were:
Board Chair Allen Cline, Tex. Lic. Acc.
Chung-Hwei Chernly, Tex. Lic. Acc.
Linda Wynn Drain
Raymond Graham
Terry Rascoe, M.D.
Karen Siegel, Tex. Lic. Acc.
Rachelle Webb, Tex. Lic. Acc.
Rey Ximenes, M.D.
Key Board Staff Members present:
Mari Robinson, Executive Director
Alan Moore, M.D., Medical Director
Toni Knight, Licensure Manager
Jennifer Kaufman, Assistant General Counsel
Nori Peterson
Monique Johnston
Sonja Aurellius
The Education Committee opened at [...]