86R1078 JCG-F
By: Buckingham S.B. No. 924
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of an anesthesiologist assistant
certificate by the Texas Medical Board; providing an administrative
penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 3, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 207 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 207. ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS
Sec. 207.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Anesthesiologist assistant" means a person who
holds a certificate issued under this chapter.
(2) "Medical board" means the Texas Medical Board.
Sec. 207.002. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The medical board
shall administer and enforce this chapter.
Sec. 207.003. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. The medical board
shall issue a certificate to an applicant who:
(1) submits proof of completion of a graduate level
training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs or its successor organization;
(2) passes a certifying examination administered by
the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist
Assistants or its successor organization not later than 12 months
from the date of completion of the training program required under
Subdivision (1);
(3) submits proof of current certification from the
National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist
Assistants or its successor organization; and
(4) meets any additional qualifications adopted by the
medical board by rule.
Sec. 207.004. USE OF TITLE. (a) A person may not use the
title "anesthesiologist assistant" or represent that the person is
an anesthesiologist assistant unless the person holds a certificate
issued under this chapter. A person who violates this subsection is
subject to an administrative penalty in an amount to be determined
by the medical board.
(b) A student in an anesthesiologist assistant training
program shall be identified as a student anesthesiologist assistant
or an anesthesiologist assistant student. A student may not use or
permit to be used on the student's behalf the term "intern,"
"resident," or "fellow," or another term that identifies the
student as a physician or surgeon.
SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2020, the Texas Medical
Board shall adopt the rules and procedures necessary to administer
Chapter 207, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
(b) Section 207.004, Occupations Code, as added by this Act,
takes effect September 1, 2020.