Gov. Rick Perry has appointed four members to the Texas Medical Board for terms to expire April 13, 2017. Mr. Perry as re-appointed Ms. Julie K. Attebury, Dr. George Willeford III and Dr. Irvin Zeitler. Dr. Zeitler will also continue to serve as President of the Board. Mr. Perry has also named Dr. Stanley Wang [...]
Last week HB 1013 passed the Texas House unanimously. This bill does several things that will make the both the investigative process and the legal process with the Texas Medical Board much improved. Some of the highlights of the bill include
Membership of TMB. CSHB 1013 would amend Occupations Code, to require a member of the [...]
Proposed Amendments to §217.4 Requirements for Initial Licensure by Examination for Nurses Who Graduate from Nursing Education Programs Outside of United States’ Jurisdiction. The proposed rule deal with an exception to the Board’s licensure requirements for qualified international nurse applicants under the statute.
Applicants were required to take an English Proficiency test and the Board made [...]
Electronic death certificate: Conversation on whether they should refund all the fines regarding this. The Vital Statistics system is difficult and it takes two weeks to get a password. For doctors who rarely have a patient die, this is a difficult system. Half of all doctors do not know that it is Texas law that [...]
DISCIPLINARY PROCESS REVEW COMMITTEE
Texas Physician Health Program. Dr. Garland introduced Dr. Alison– practicing psychiatrist – took over from Dr. Jackson . 316 total referrals including self referrals and by TMB. 184 active participants. 72 reported back to TMB. Talking to several about retiring their licenses. These will come under a short agreement to conclude an [...]
The Texas BON just posted the remaining rule changes for the continuing education rules. The complete revised rules are intended to stop nurses from taking “fluff” education courses that do nothing to enrich their nursing practice or nursing knowledge. The other changes were done last year and these are the remaining rules that [...]
Rule 73.3 Continuing Education A new requirement that at least 8 hours of the already 16 hours be in coding and documentation for Medicare for the years 2011 or 2012. They must prove this was taken upon renewal starting in 2013. Exemptions are those who obtain licensure after September 1, 2012 – they have 12 [...]
The following are rule changes put forward by the Texas Chiropractic Board. These rules are currently open for comment. If there is a rule you agree or disagree with, all comments should be forwarded to the Board. The proposed changes are:
Proposed Rules of Practice – Scope of Practice The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Board) proposes [...]
The LPC Board has instated a number of new rules that all LPC licensees should be aware of. You can obtain a copy of the rules from the LPC’s website. It is crtical for any LPC to keep informed on the new rules and how they may apply to you. The new rule changes are [...]