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1		-	H.B. No. 2299
	1	+	By: Guerra (Senate Sponsor - Flores) H.B. No. 2299
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
	3	+	April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
	4	+	Human Services; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to an exemption from licensing requirements for physicians
6	12		associated with certain sports teams.
7	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	14		SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 151, Occupations Code, is
9	15		amended by adding Section 151.0521 to read as follows:
10	16		Sec. 151.0521. EXEMPTION FOR SPORTS TEAM PHYSICIAN. A
11	17		person is exempt from the licensing requirements of this subtitle
12	18		and may engage in the practice of medicine in this state if the
13	19		person:
14	20		(1) is employed or designated as a team physician by a
15	21		sports team visiting this state for a specific sporting event;
16	22		(2) is licensed to practice medicine in the team's home
17	23		state; and
18	24		(3) limits the person's practice of medicine in this
19	25		state to treating, during the period beginning on the date the team
20	26		arrives in this state for the event and ending on the date the team
21	27		leaves this state:
22	28		(A) the members, coaches, and staff of the team;
23	29		and
24	30		(B) a family member of a person described by
25	31		Paragraph (A) if the family member is visiting this state for the
26	32		event.
27	33		SECTION 2. Section 451.003, Occupations Code, is amended to
28	34		read as follows:
29	35		Sec. 451.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply
30	36		to:
31	37		(1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board or
32	38		engaged in the practice of medicine as authorized by Section
33	39		151.0521;
34	40		(2) a dentist, licensed under the laws of this state,
35	41		engaged in the practice of dentistry;
36	42		(3) a licensed optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
37	43		engaged in the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry as
38	44		defined by statute;
39	45		(4) an occupational therapist engaged in the practice
40	46		of occupational therapy;
41	47		(5) a nurse engaged in the practice of nursing;
42	48		(6) a licensed podiatrist engaged in the practice of
43	49		podiatry as defined by statute;
44	50		(7) a physical therapist engaged in the practice of
45	51		physical therapy;
46	52		(8) a registered massage therapist engaged in the
47	53		practice of massage therapy;
48	54		(9) a commissioned or contract physician, physical
49	55		therapist, or physical therapist assistant in the United States
50	56		Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service; or
51	57		(10) an athletic trainer who does not live in this
52	58		state, who is licensed, registered, or certified by an authority
53	59		recognized by the department, and who provides athletic training in
54	60		this state for a period determined by the department.
55	61		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
56		-	______________________________ ______________________________
57		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
58		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2299 was passed by the House on April
59		-	18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
60		-	voting.
61		-	______________________________
62		-	Chief Clerk of the House
63		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2299 was passed by the Senate on May
64		-	20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
65		-	______________________________
66		-	Secretary of the Senate
67		-	APPROVED: _____________________
68		-	Date
69		-	_____________________
70		-	Governor
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