89R11168 RAL-D
By: Bryant H.B. No. 4974
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the
automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses
for certain criminal offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 108.051(1), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "Health care professional" means:
(A) a dentist licensed under Subtitle D;
(B) a dental hygienist licensed under Chapter
262;
(C) a hearing instrument fitter and dispenser
licensed under Chapter 402;
(D) a nurse, including an advanced practice
registered nurse, licensed under Chapter 301;
(E) an occupational therapist licensed under
Chapter 454;
(F) an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
licensed under Chapter 351;
(G) a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J;
(H) a physical therapist licensed under Chapter
453;
(I) a physician licensed under Subtitle B;
(J) a physician assistant licensed under Chapter
204;
(K) a podiatrist licensed under Chapter 202;
(L) a psychologist licensed under Chapter 501;
and
(M) [a social worker licensed under Chapter 505;
and
[(N)] a speech-language pathologist or
audiologist licensed under Chapter 401.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.