Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 167.004. PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The governing board shall appoint physicians to the Physician Health and Rehabilitation Advisory Committee who have experience in disorders commonly affecting physicians or physician assistants. (b) The com…

Sec. 167.005. TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM. (a) The Texas Physician Health Program is established to promote: (1) physician and physician assistant wellness; and (2) treatment of all health conditions that have the potential to compromise the physician's or physician assistant'…

Sec. 167.006. RULES. The board, with the advice of and in consultation with the governing board, committee, and Texas-based professional associations of physicians and physician assistants, shall: (1) adopt rules and policies as necessary to implement the program, including: (A) …

Sec. 167.007. OPERATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The program must include provisions for: (1) continuing care, monitoring, and case management of potentially impairing health conditions, including provisions for cooperation with the evaluating or treating facility; (2) ongoing monitoring …

Sec. 167.008. REFERRALS TO PROGRAM. (a) The program shall accept a self-referral from a physician or physician assistant and referrals from an individual, a physician health and rehabilitation committee, a physician assistant organization, a state physician health program, a hosp…

Sec. 167.009. REFERRAL BY BOARD OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT BOARD AS PREREQUISITE FOR ISSUING OR MAINTAINING A LICENSE. (a) The board or the physician assistant board, through an agreed order or after a contested proceeding, may make a referral to the program and require participation…

Sec. 167.0091. REFERRALS FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board, the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, or the Texas Board of Respiratory Care, as appropriate, may make a referral to the program and require participation…

Sec. 167.010. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Each referral, proceeding, report, investigative file, record, or other information received, gathered, created, or maintained by the program or its employees, consultants, work site monitors, or agents relating to a physician or physician assis…

Sec. 167.012. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BOARD. The governing board and the board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to better coordinate services and operations of the program. The memorandum of understanding must be adopted by rule and: (1) establish performan…

Sec. 167.013. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. In addition to any fees paid to the board or money appropriated to the board for the program, the governing board may receive and accept a gift, grant, donation, or other thing of value from any source, including the United States or a …

Sec. 167.014. SURCHARGE TO ADMINISTER TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM. (a) The board shall collect an additional surcharge not to exceed $15 for each of the following fees: (1) first license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization allowing an individual …