Texas Occupations Code - Section 154.058. Determination Of Medical Competency
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§ 154.058. DETERMINATION OF MEDICAL COMPETENCY. (a) Each
complaint against a physician that requires a determination of
medical competency shall be reviewed initially by a board member,
consultant, or employee with a medical background considered
sufficient by the board.
(b) If the initial review under Subsection (a) indicates
that an act by a physician falls below an acceptable standard of
care, the complaint shall be reviewed by an expert physician panel
authorized under Section 154.056(e) consisting of physicians who
practice in the same specialty as the physician who is the subject
of the complaint or in another specialty that is similar to the
physician's specialty.
(c) The expert physician panel shall report in writing the
panel's determinations based on the review of the complaint under
Subsection (b). The report must specify the standard of care that
applies to the facts that are the basis of the complaint and the
clinical basis for the panel's determinations, including any
reliance on peer-reviewed journals, studies, or reports.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended
by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, § 10, eff. June 10, 2003.
Section: 154.052 154.053 154.054 154.055 154.056 154.0561 154.057 154.058 155.001 155.002 155.003 155.0031 155.004 155.005 155.006
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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