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| 1 | 1 | By: Hinojosa, LaMantia, Perry S.B. No. 730 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the granting of privileges to and the authority of | |
| 7 | 7 | podiatrists at hospitals. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 241.102, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (c) An applicant for medical staff membership or privileges | |
| 13 | 13 | may not be denied membership or privileges solely on the ground that | |
| 14 | 14 | the applicant is a podiatrist rather than a physician. | |
| 15 | 15 | (f) This section does not authorize a podiatrist to practice | |
| 16 | 16 | beyond the scope of the podiatrist's license to practice podiatry. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |