81R8626 JAM-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1878
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to monitoring physicians' compliance with continuing
medical education requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 156.051(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The board by rule shall adopt, monitor, and enforce a
reporting program for the continuing medical education of license
holders. The board shall adopt and administer rules that:
(1) establish the number of hours of continuing
medical education the board determines appropriate as a
prerequisite to the registration of a license under this subtitle;
(2) require at least one-half of the hours of
continuing medical education established under Subdivision (1) to
be board approved; and
(3) adopt a process that:
(A) requires [to assess a] license holders to
submit documentation to the board verifying compliance with
[holder's participation in] continuing medical education
requirements; and
(B) monitors each license holder's annual
compliance with continuing medical education requirements
[courses].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.