| 1 | 1 | | 87R1717 MAW-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hughes S.B. No. 963 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the authority of certain physicians and nurses to |
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| 8 | 8 | | practice in this state. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SUBCHAPTER E. RECOGNITION OF OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 155.201. AUTHORITY TO PRACTICE. (a) Notwithstanding |
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| 14 | 14 | | any other law, a person may practice medicine in this state without |
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| 15 | 15 | | obtaining a license under this subtitle if the person is licensed in |
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| 16 | 16 | | good standing as a physician in another jurisdiction that has |
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| 17 | 17 | | licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the |
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| 18 | 18 | | requirements for a license under this subtitle. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) Before engaging in the practice of medicine in this |
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| 20 | 20 | | state, the person must: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) notify the board of the person's intent to practice |
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| 22 | 22 | | in this state; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) receive from the board confirmation that: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (A) the board has verified the person's license |
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| 25 | 25 | | in the other jurisdiction; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (B) the person is authorized to engage in the |
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| 27 | 27 | | practice of medicine in accordance with this section. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (c) The person shall comply with all other laws and rules |
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| 29 | 29 | | applicable to the practice of medicine in this state. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (d) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section. |
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| 31 | 31 | | The rules must establish a process for the board to: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) identify the jurisdictions that have licensing |
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| 33 | 33 | | requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements |
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| 34 | 34 | | for a license under this subtitle; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) verify that a person is licensed in good standing |
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| 36 | 36 | | in a jurisdiction described by Subdivision (1). |
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| 37 | 37 | | (e) The board may not impose a fee on a person seeking to |
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| 38 | 38 | | engage in the practice of medicine under this section. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is |
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| 40 | 40 | | amended by adding Section 301.2515 to read as follows: |
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| 41 | 41 | | Sec. 301.2515. RECOGNITION OF OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE. (a) |
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| 42 | 42 | | Notwithstanding any other law, a person may practice nursing in |
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| 43 | 43 | | this state without obtaining a license under this chapter if the |
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| 44 | 44 | | person is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another |
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| 45 | 45 | | jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are |
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| 46 | 46 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements for a license under |
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| 47 | 47 | | this chapter. |
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| 48 | 48 | | (b) Before engaging in the practice of nursing in this |
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| 49 | 49 | | state, the person must: |
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| 50 | 50 | | (1) notify the board of the person's intent to practice |
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| 51 | 51 | | in this state; and |
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| 52 | 52 | | (2) receive from the board confirmation that: |
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| 53 | 53 | | (A) the board has verified the person's license |
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| 54 | 54 | | in the other jurisdiction; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | (B) the person is authorized to engage in the |
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| 56 | 56 | | practice of nursing in accordance with this section. |
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| 57 | 57 | | (c) The person shall comply with all other laws and rules |
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| 58 | 58 | | applicable to the practice of nursing in this state. |
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| 59 | 59 | | (d) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section. |
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| 60 | 60 | | The rules must establish a process for the board to: |
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| 61 | 61 | | (1) identify the jurisdictions that have licensing |
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| 62 | 62 | | requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements |
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| 63 | 63 | | for a license under this chapter; and |
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| 64 | 64 | | (2) verify that a person is licensed in good standing |
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| 65 | 65 | | in a jurisdiction described by Subdivision (1). |
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| 66 | 66 | | (e) The board may not impose a fee on a person seeking to |
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| 67 | 67 | | engage in the practice of nursing under this section. |
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| 68 | 68 | | SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas |
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| 69 | 69 | | Medical Board shall adopt the rules required by Section 155.201, |
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| 70 | 70 | | Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 71 | 71 | | (b) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas Board of |
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| 72 | 72 | | Nursing shall adopt the rules required by Section 301.2515, |
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| 73 | 73 | | Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 74 | 74 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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