By: Hinojosa, LaMantia, Perry S.B. No. 730
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the granting of privileges to and the authority of
podiatrists at hospitals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 241.102, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) 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.
(f) This section does not authorize a podiatrist to practice
beyond the scope of the podiatrist's license to practice podiatry.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.