86R13229 MAW-F
By: Zedler H.B. No. 2751
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board
regarding complaints concerning health care professionals licensed
by other agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 154, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 154.059 to read as follows:
Sec. 154.059. COMPLAINT CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL LICENSED
UNDER OTHER LAW. Notwithstanding any other law:
(1) on receipt of a complaint regarding a person who is
licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice a
profession under this title, other than a physician or other person
licensed by the board, the board shall promptly forward a copy of
the complaint to the appropriate licensing agency; and
(2) the board may not take disciplinary action against
the person based on the complaint if the appropriate licensing
agency, after an investigation, takes disciplinary action against
the person or dismisses the complaint without taking disciplinary
action.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a complaint filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A
complaint filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the complaint was filed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.