The Winkler County Sheriff who took action against two nurses, Ann Mitchell and Vickilyn Galle, that reported a physician, Dr. Rolando Arailes, Jr., to the Texas Medical Board has been found guilty. According to Mywesttexas.com Sheriff Robert L. Roberts was sentenced to four years of probation with a waiver of appeal, 100 days of [...]
The Board does have the power to issue “temporary licenses.” Some people get confused that this means the Board will provisionally allow you to practice once you file an application. This is incorrect. Only once all your material has been received, you have passed the Texas Jurisprudence Exam, and your application has been evaluated and [...]
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 [...]
Starting July 1, 2011, USMLE transcripts reported through the ERAS reporting system will no longer include score results on the two-digit score scale. USMLE results will continue to be reported on the three-digit scale. This affects the Step 1, 2 CK, and 3 examinations only; Step 2 CS will continue to be reported as pass [...]
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 [...]
It is time to renew and when you review the questions asked by the Board on the renewal paperwork, you see the question about a potential criminal history and have no clue what you should do and what you should not do. The best answer is to call an experienced administrative lawyer. There is no [...]
On Sunday, April 10, 2011, the Austin American-Statesman printed an article by Eric Dexheimer, Licensing handcuffs ex-cons. The article focuses on a problem our firm attorneys face frequently with clients — licensees or potential licensees are disciplined for criminal incidents which may have nothing to do with their licensed occupation or the discipline is too [...]
The Senate State Affairs committee today unanimously approved SB894, which would give hospitals in counties with populations of less than 50,000, or those that are the only community hospital in the area, an exemption from the “corporate practice of medicine” law. The argument is this would help recruit physicians to rural areas of Texas.
Currently, the [...]
The following was taken from the Texas Tribune at texastribine.org. It is an excellent story regarding several bills in the Texas Legislature that is attempting to either rid or at least modify the Texas Corporate Practice of Medicine law. Currently, it is illegal for corporations to hire physicians. There are some bills that could pass [...]
There is a far amount of legislation that effects the practice of medicine. As time permits, I will track the bills and provide some analysis of these bills. These are some of the significant bills:
HB 201, Morrison. Required TMB to do rule making. Known as the sonogram bill. Must show a sonogram to a woman [...]