87R2771 EAS-D
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 306
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the medical advisory board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.092, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (c), the [The]
commissioner shall appoint the medical advisory board members from:
(1) persons licensed to practice medicine in this
state, including physicians who are board certified in internal
medicine, psychiatry, neurology, physical medicine, or
ophthalmology and who are jointly recommended by the department and
the Texas Medical Association; and
(2) persons licensed to practice optometry in this
state who are jointly recommended by the department and the Texas
Optometric Association.
(c) The commissioner shall appoint at least one
representative from the following agencies to the medical advisory
board:
(1) the department; and
(2) the Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas.
SECTION 2. Section 12.094(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The executive commissioner:
(1) shall [may] adopt rules to govern the activities
of the medical advisory board;
(2) shall annually appoint from among the members a
chair and a vice chair of the medical advisory board;
(3) shall annually review the medical advisory board's
rules and internal procedures;
(4) by rule may establish a reasonable fee to pay a
member of the medical advisory board for the member's professional
consultation services; and
(5) [(3)] if appropriate, may authorize reimbursement
for travel expenses as provided by Section 2110.004, Government
Code, for each meeting a member attends.
SECTION 3. Section 12.095, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) At least one member of a panel must have medical
expertise relating to the medical condition of the applicant or
license holder whose application or license is being considered by
the panel.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.