89R14593 GP-F
By: Campos H.B. No. 4168
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for the renewal of a physician's
registration permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 156.001, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) If the license holder supervises or delegates medical
acts to any non-physician health care provider, the license holder
shall state on the registration renewal application that the
license holder has provided proper supervision and has properly
delegated medical acts:
(1) generally, for any non-physician health care
provider; and
(2) specifically, for any advanced practice
registered nurse or physician assistant with whom the license
holder has entered into a prescriptive authority agreement under
Section 157.0512.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
Medical Board by rule shall prescribe the method by which a
physician who renews the physician's registration permit may make
and electronically sign the statement required by Section
156.001(d-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. Section 156.001(d-1), Occupations Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to an application for renewal of a
registration permit submitted on or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.