89R18174 BEE-F
By: Hughes S.B. No. 2339
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to approval of graduate medical education by the Texas
Medical Board and medical care provided at certain health care
facilities by physicians with that education or certain board
certification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 222, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED AT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES BY PHYSICIANS WITH CERTAIN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Sec. 222.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
Commission.
(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive
commissioner of the commission.
(3) "Health care facility" means a health care
facility licensed by the commission.
Sec. 222.102. MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS WITH
ALTERNATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION OR BOARD CERTIFICATION. A
health care facility may not:
(1) in employing or granting practice or admitting
privileges for a physician to provide medical care to patients at
the facility, refuse to accept:
(A) graduate medical education that is approved
by the Texas Medical Board as provided by Section 155.012,
Occupations Code; or
(B) for board certification purposes, a
physician's specialty board certification that is issued by a
specialty board accredited by an organization the board approves
under Section 155.012, Occupations Code; or
(2) otherwise discriminate against a physician
described by Subdivision (1) in an employment or privilege decision
based on the physician's graduate medical education or board
certification.
Sec. 222.103. LICENSE REVOCATION. The commission shall
revoke the license of a health care facility that violates this
subchapter.
Sec. 222.104. RULES. The executive commissioner shall
adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 155.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 155.012. BOARD APPROVAL OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.
(a) The board shall approve graduate medical education accredited
by an organization other than the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education if the board determines the organization
meets all requirements established by this subtitle and board rule.
(b) A reference in this chapter to the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education includes an organization the board
approves under Subsection (a).
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act:
(1) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement
Subchapter D, Chapter 222, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
Act; and
(2) the Texas Medical Board shall adopt the rules
necessary to implement Section 155.012, Occupations Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.