88R523 CJD-F By: Klick H.B. No. 1767 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the granting of privileges at hospitals for podiatrists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 241.102(c), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An applicant for medical staff membership or privileges may not be denied membership or privileges solely on the ground that the applicant is a podiatrist rather than a physician. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.