Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 204.052. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) The physician assistant board consists of 13 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: (1) seven practicing physician assistant members who each have at least five years of clinical experience a…

Sec. 204.053. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or professi…

Sec. 204.054. TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Members of the physician assistant board are appointed for staggered six-year terms. The terms of four or five members, as applicable, expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) A member may not serve more than: (1) two consecutive ful…

Sec. 204.055. OFFICERS. The governor shall designate a physician assistant member of the physician assistant board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The physician assistant board shall select from its membership a secreta…

Sec. 204.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the physician assistant board that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 204.052 and 204.053; (2) does not maintain during service on the physician as…

Sec. 204.057. PER DIEM. A member of the physician assistant board is entitled to receive a per diem as set by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages in the business of the board. If the General Appropriations Act does not prescribe the amount of the per di…

Sec. 204.058. OPEN MEETINGS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the physician assistant board is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001, Government Code. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 204.0585. EXECUTIVE SESSION. After hearing all evidence and arguments in an open meeting, the physician assistant board may conduct deliberations relating to a license application or disciplinary action in an executive session. The board shall vote and announce its decision …

Sec. 204.059. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the physician assistant board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies w…

Sec. 204.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. The physician assistant board shall: (1) adopt rules that are reasonable and necessary for the performance of the physician assistant board's duties under this chapter, as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, including rules…

Sec. 204.1015. GUIDELINES FOR EARLY INVOLVEMENT IN RULEMAKING PROCESS. (a) The physician assistant board shall adopt guidelines to establish procedures for receiving input during the rulemaking process from individuals and groups that have an interest in matters under the board's…

Sec. 204.102. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MEDICAL BOARD RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. (a) The medical board shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to regulate physician assistants and physicians who supervise physician assistants. (b) The medical board, by a majority vote, s…

Sec. 204.1025. DUTIES REGARDING PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY AGREEMENTS. The physician assistant board shall in conjunction with the Texas Medical Board and the Texas Board of Nursing perform the functions and duties relating to prescriptive authority agreements assigned to the physici…

Sec. 204.103. FEES. The physician assistant board shall establish and collect fees in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 204.104. RURAL PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. (a) A program shall be established to provide student loan reimbursement for graduates of physician assistant training programs from any state who practice in rural health professional shortage areas and medicall…

Sec. 204.105. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. The physician assistant board shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53. Added by Acts…

Sec. 204.106. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the physician assistant board and the management res…

Sec. 204.107. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the physician assistant board and to speak on any…

Sec. 204.108. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The physician assistant board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the physician assistant board. The board shall maintain: (1) information about the parties to the complaint and the subject matt…

Sec. 204.109. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall implement a policy requiring the physician assistant board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the physician assistant board's ability t…

Sec. 204.110. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY. (a) Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapt…

Sec. 204.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not practice as a physician assistant in this state unless the person holds a physician assistant license issued under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 204.152. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The physician assistant board shall issue a license to an applicant who: (1) meets the eligibility requirements of Section 204.153; (2) submits an application on a form prescribed by the board; (3) pays the required application fee; (4) cert…

Sec. 204.1525. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a) The physician assistant board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Depart…

Sec. 204.153. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must: (1) successfully complete an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation…

Sec. 204.154. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. A person is not required to hold a license issued under this chapter to practice as: (1) a physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant or surgeon assistant educational program …

Sec. 204.155. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The physician assistant board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who: (1) meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter but is waiting for the license to be issued at the next scheduled meeting of the board; (2) seek…

Sec. 204.156. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A license issued under this chapter is valid for a term of two or more years, as determined by physician assistant board rule. (a-1) On notification from the physician assistant board, a person who holds a license under this chapter may renew th…

Sec. 204.1561. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL. (a) An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the ap…

Sec. 204.1562. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The physician assistant board by rule shall adopt, monitor, and enforce a reporting program for the continuing medical education of license holders. The physician assistant board shall adopt and administer rules that: …

Sec. 204.1563. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN NUTRITION AND METABOLIC HEALTH. (a) As part of continuing medical education requirements under Section 204.1562, a license holder shall complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under this section, continuing medica…

Sec. 204.1565. INFORMAL CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. (a) In this section, "practice serving a medically underserved population" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051. (b) The physician assistant board by rule shall permit a license holder to complete half of any informal c…

Sec. 204.157. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) A person licensed under this chapter may place the person's license on inactive status by applying to the physician assistant board. A person whose license is on inactive status is excused from paying renewal fees for the license. (b) The holder…

Sec. 204.158. REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER. The physician assistant board may refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a physician assistant board order. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (S.B. 1625), Sec. 8, …

Sec. 204.159. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a) In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001. (b) The physician assistant board shall issue a license to an applicant who: (1) is licensed in good stan…

Sec. 204.201. NOTICE OF INTENT TO PRACTICE. (a) Before beginning practice, each physician assistant licensed under this chapter shall submit on a form prescribed by the physician assistant board notice of the license holder's intent to practice. The notice must include: (1) the n…

Sec. 204.202. SCOPE OF PRACTICE. (a) The practice of a physician assistant includes providing medical services delegated by a supervising physician that are within the education, training, and experience of the physician assistant. (b) Medical services provided by a physician ass…

Sec. 204.203. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. A physician assistant shall: (1) keep the physician assistant's license available for inspection at the physician assistant's primary place of business; and (2) when engaged in the physician assistant's professional activities, wear a na…

Sec. 204.204. SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A physician assistant shall be supervised by a supervising physician. A physician assistant may have more than one supervising physician. The supervising physician oversees the activities of, and accepts responsibility for, medical serv…

Sec. 204.2045. VOLUNTEER CARE AND SERVICES PERFORMED DURING DISASTER. (a) The supervision and delegation requirements of this chapter and Subtitle B do not apply to medical tasks performed by a physician assistant: (1) during a disaster under the state emergency management plan a…

Sec. 204.205. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN. A supervising physician must: (1) hold an unrestricted and active license as a physician in this state; (2) notify the medical board of the physician's intent to supervise a physician assistant; (3) submit to the medical board…

Sec. 204.206. ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND STANDARDS. Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician shall ensure that: (1) the physician assistant's scope of function is identified; (2) delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the phy…

Sec. 204.207. ASSUMPTION OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY. (a) Each supervising physician retains legal responsibility for a physician assistant's patient care activities, including the provision of care and treatment to a patient in a health care facility. (b) If a physician assistant …

Sec. 204.208. DUTY TO REPORT; MEDICAL PEER REVIEW. (a) A medical peer review committee in this state, physician assistant, physician assistant student, or physician lawfully practicing medicine in this state shall report relevant information to the physician assistant board relat…

Sec. 204.209. JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES WITH PHYSICIANS. (a) A physician assistant who jointly owns an entity with a physician shall report annually to the physician assistant board the ownership interest and other information required by physician assistant board rule. (b) The phys…

Sec. 204.210. PROTECTION FOR REFUSAL TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN CONDUCT. (a) A person may not suspend, terminate, or otherwise discipline, discriminate against, or retaliate against: (1) a physician assistant who refuses to engage in an act or omission as provided by Subsection (b); or…