| 1 | 1 | | 81R22693 YDB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zerwas H.B. No. 2028 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2028: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Naishtat C.S.H.B. No. 2028 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to delegation by a physician of certain cosmetic and |
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| 10 | 10 | | dermatological medical treatments. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 157, Occupations Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 157.008 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 157.008. DELEGATION OF COSMETIC AND DERMATOLOGICAL |
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| 15 | 15 | | MEDICAL TREATMENTS. (a) In accordance with rules adopted by the |
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| 16 | 16 | | board, a physician may delegate to a qualified and properly trained |
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| 17 | 17 | | physician assistant, advanced practice nurse, or other properly |
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| 18 | 18 | | trained individual: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) the administration of botulinum toxin injections; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) administration of dermal fillers; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) cosmetic or aesthetic medical treatments. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The administration of a medical treatment described |
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| 23 | 23 | | under Subsection (a) must be in compliance with laws relating to the |
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| 24 | 24 | | practice of medicine and state and federal laws relating to the |
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| 25 | 25 | | administration of a medical treatment. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2010, the Texas Medical |
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| 27 | 27 | | Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 157.008, |
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| 28 | 28 | | Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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