Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 603.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory committee. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.091, eff. Septe…

Sec. 603.051. ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (a) The advisory committee is an informal advisory committee to the medical board. The advisory committee has no independent rulemaking authority. (a-1) The advisory committee consists of seven members appointed by the president of the…

Sec. 603.0511. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. A person may not be a public member of the advisory committee if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in a health care profession; (2) is employed by or participates in the ma…

Sec. 603.052. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE 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 profession …

Sec. 603.053. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the advisory committee serve two-year terms. The terms of the members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the president of the medical board shall appoint a person to serve fo…

Sec. 603.054. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory committee that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 603.051; (2) does not maintain during service on the advisory committee the qualifica…

Sec. 603.055. REIMBURSEMENT. A member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 603.056. OFFICERS. (a) The president of the medical board shall designate biennially an advisory committee member as the presiding officer of the advisory committee to serve in that capacity at the will of the president. (b) The advisory committee may appoint additional offi…

Sec. 603.057. MEETINGS. The advisory committee shall meet as requested by the medical board. A meeting may be held by telephone conference call. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 13, eff. Septembe…

Sec. 603.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The medical board shall: (1) establish the qualifications for a perfusionist to practice in this state, including rules governing character and conduct for applicants or license holders and fitness of applicants or license holders to pract…

Sec. 603.152. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The medical board may adopt rules necessary to: (1) regulate the practice of perfusion; (2) enforce this chapter; and (3) perform medical board duties under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amende…

Sec. 603.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The medical board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the medical board under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practic…

Sec. 603.1535. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. (a) The medical board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53. (b) In rules under this section, the m…

Sec. 603.154. FEES. (a) The medical board shall set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.197(20), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Se…

Sec. 603.155. DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The medical board by rule shall: (1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the medical board; and (2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the medical…

Sec. 603.156. REGISTRY. The medical board shall prepare a registry of licensed perfusionists and provisionally licensed perfusionists that is available to the public, license holders, and appropriate state agencies. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amend…

Sec. 603.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The medical board shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the profession of perfusion, the regulatory functions of the medical board, and the procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by th…

Sec. 603.202. COMPLAINTS. (a) The medical board by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the medical board for the purpose of directing complaints under this chapter to the medical…

Sec. 603.203. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The medical board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed under this chapter. The medical board shall maintain: (1) information about the parties to the complaint and the subject matter of the complaint;…

Sec. 603.204. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION. (a) The medical board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed under this chapter. The rules shall: (1) distinguish among categories of complaints; (2) ensure that a complain…

Sec. 603.2041. SUBPOENAS; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a) The executive director of the medical board, the director's designee, or the secretary-treasurer of the medical board may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum: (1) to conduct an investigation or a contested case pr…

Sec. 603.205. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The medical board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the medical board and to speak on any issue related to the practice of perfusion. (b) The medical board shall prep…

Sec. 603.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not engage or offer to engage in perfusion for compensation unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter. (b) A person may not, unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter: (…

Sec. 603.252. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a perfusionist license must submit an application accompanied by the application fee. (b) The medical board shall prescribe the application form and by rule may establish dates by which applications and fees must be received…

Sec. 603.253. COMPETENCY EXAMINATION. (a) An applicant must pass a competency examination to qualify for a license under this chapter. (b) The medical board shall prepare or approve an examination. The medical board may prescribe an examination that consists of or includes a writ…

Sec. 603.2535. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) An applicant must pass a jurisprudence examination to qualify for a license under this chapter. (b) The medical board shall develop and administer at least twice each calendar year a jurisprudence examination to determine an applicant…

Sec. 603.254. QUALIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION. (a) To qualify for the licensing examinations under this chapter, an applicant must have successfully completed a perfusion education program approved by the medical board. (b) The medical board may approve a perfusion education progra…

Sec. 603.255. INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT. (a) The medical board shall notify an applicant in writing of the receipt and investigation of the applicant's application and any other relevant evidence relating to qualifications established by rule not later than: (1) the 45th day aft…

Sec. 603.256. EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) The medical board shall notify each examinee of the examination results not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service, the medical b…

Sec. 603.257. REEXAMINATION AND ALTERNATIVES TO EXAMINATION. The medical board by rule shall establish: (1) a limit on the number of times an applicant who fails an examination may retake the examination; (2) requirements for retaking an examination; and (3) alternative methods o…

Sec. 603.2571. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE. (a) The medical board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the medical board, to the medical board or to the Department …

Sec. 603.258. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. A person who meets the qualifications for a license under this chapter is entitled to a license. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 603.259. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The medical board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who files an application, pays an application fee, and submits evidence satisfactory to the medical board of successful completion of the education requirement under Section 6…

Sec. 603.301. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed biennially. (b) The medical board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. (c) A person may renew an unexpired license …

Sec. 603.302. PROVISIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL. A provisional license expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and, if the supervising licensed perfusionist or physician described by Section 603.259(c) signs the renewal application, the license may be renewed annually …

Sec. 603.303. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a) The medical board may renew without reexamination an expired license of a person who was licensed as a perfusionist in this state, moved to another state, and is licensed or certified and has been in pract…

Sec. 603.3031. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL. (a) An applicant renewing a license shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history check of the applicant as provided by Section 603.2571. (b) The me…

Sec. 603.304. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) To renew a license under this chapter, a person must submit proof satisfactory to the medical board that the person has complied with the continuing education requirements prescribed by the medical board. (b) The medical board shall establi…

Sec. 603.305. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL. The medical board may refuse to renew the license of a person who fails to pay an administrative penalty imposed under Subchapter K unless enforcement of the penalty is stayed or a court has ordered that the administrative penalty is no…

Sec. 603.306. REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER. The medical board may refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a medical board order. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017. …

Sec. 603.351. DISPLAY OF LICENSE. A person licensed under this chapter shall: (1) display the person's license certificate in an appropriate and public manner; or (2) maintain a copy of the person's license certificate in the appropriate records of any health care facility in whi…

Sec. 603.352. LICENSE HOLDER INFORMATION. A person licensed under this chapter shall keep the medical board informed of any change in the license holder's address. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202…

Sec. 603.353. SURRENDER OF LICENSE. A license certificate issued by the medical board is the property of the medical board and shall be surrendered on demand. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 46,…

Sec. 603.354. CERTIFICATION FROM AMERICAN BOARD OF CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION. Unless a person holds a certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, the person may not: (1) use the title or represent or imply that the per…

Sec. 603.401. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. If a license holder violates this chapter or a rule or code of ethics adopted under this chapter, the medical board may: (1) revoke, restrict, or suspend the license; (2) place on probation the person if the person's license has been…

Sec. 603.402. CONTESTED CASE HEARING. Chapter 2001, Government Code, and medical board rules for a contested case hearing apply to a proceeding by the medical board under this chapter in which a formal complaint has been filed. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…