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Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 206 Surgical AssistantsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Occupations Code > Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 206 Surgical Assistants In this chapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee created under this chapter. (2) "Delegating physician" means a physician who is licensed by the ... (a) A person is not required to hold a license under this chapter if the person is: (1) a student enrolled in a surgical assistant ... (a) The advisory committee is an informal advisory committee to the medical board and is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code. (b) The advisory ... (a) The advisory committee consists of six members appointed by the president of the medical board. One member must be a registered perioperative nurse with ... (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist ... (a) Members of the advisory committee are appointed for two-year terms. The terms of the members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory committee that a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications ... The president of the medical board shall designate biennially a committee member as the presiding officer of the advisory committee to serve in that capacity ... An advisory committee member is not entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses or compensation. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, § 1, eff. ... (a) The advisory committee shall meet as requested by the medical board. (b) A meeting may be held by telephone conference call. Added by Acts ... The medical board shall: (1) establish qualifications for a surgical assistant to practice in this state; (2) establish requirements for an examination for a license ... (a) The medical board shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the medical board under ... In addition to any fees paid to the medical board or money appropriated to the medical board, the medical board may receive and accept under ... (a) The medical board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the medical board and speak ... (a) The medical board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the medical board and the procedures by which complaints are filed ... (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 ... (a) The medical board shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the medical board under this chapter. The file must include: (1) ... (a) The medical board shall provide a license holder who is the subject of a formal complaint filed under this chapter with access to all ... On the written request of a health care entity, the medical board shall provide to the entity: (1) information about a complaint filed against a ... A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, or other report, the identity of and reports made by a physician or surgical assistant performing or supervising compliance ... The medical board shall complete a preliminary investigation of a complaint not later than the 30th day after the date of receiving the complaint. The ... (a) Investigative information in the possession of the medical board, medical board employee, or agent that relates to the discipline of a license holder may ... (a) A medical peer review committee in this state, a quality assurance committee in this state, a surgical assistant, a surgical assistant student, a physician ... (a) Except as provided by Section 206.002, a person may not practice as a surgical assistant unless the person is licensed under this chapter. (b) ... An applicant for a license must: (1) file a written application with the medical board on a form prescribed by the medical board; and (2) ... (a) Except as provided by Section 206.206, to be eligible for a license, a person must: (1) be of good moral character; (2) have not ... An applicant for a surgical assistant license must pass a surgical assistant examination approved by the medical board. Any written portion of the examination must ... (a) A person who is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 206.203 is not required to take the examination required by Section 206.203(b)(1) if ... (a) The medical board may, through the executive director, issue a temporary license to an applicant who: (1) submits an application on a form prescribed ... The medical board shall provide administrative and clerical employees as necessary to administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, § 1, ... (a) The medical board shall set and collect fees in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering and enforcing this ... (a) The medical board shall issue a surgical assistant license in this state to a person who meets the requirements of this chapter and the ... (a) A surgical assistant license expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance. The medical board by rule shall provide for the renewal ... At least 30 days before the expiration of a person's license, the medical board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the ... (a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical ... (a) If the person was licensed as a surgical assistant in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed as a surgical assistant ... (a) Each license holder shall file with the medical board: (1) the license holder's mailing address; (2) the address of the license holder's residence; (3) ... (a) The practice of a surgical assistant is limited to surgical assisting performed under the direct supervision of a physician who delegated the acts. (b) ... This chapter does not: (1) limit the employment arrangement of a surgical assistant licensed under this chapter; (2) require a surgeon or hospital to contract ... (a) This chapter does not limit the way in which a surgical assistant licensed under this chapter may be reimbursed for services. (b) A surgical ... (a) This chapter does not authorize a person who holds a license issued under this chapter to engage in the practice of: (1) medicine, as ... A surgical assistant and the surgical assistant's delegating physician shall ensure that: (1) the surgical assistant's scope of function is identified; (2) the delegation of ... (a) Except as provided by Section 206.305, on a determination that an applicant or license holder committed an act described by Section 206.302, 206.303, or ... The medical board may take action under Section 206.301 against an applicant or license holder who: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain ... (a) The medical board may take action under Section 206.301 against an applicant or license holder who: (1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted ... (a) The medical board may take action under Section 206.301 against an applicant or license holder who: (1) habitually uses drugs or intoxicating liquors to ... (a) The medical board, through an agreed order or after a contested case proceeding, may impose a rehabilitation order on an applicant, as a prerequisite ... (a) A rehabilitation order imposed under Section 206.305 is a nondisciplinary private order. If entered into by agreement, the order is an agreed disposition or ... (a) The medical board shall maintain a rehabilitation order imposed under Section 206.305 in a confidential file. The file is subject to an independent audit ... (a) If a rehabilitation order imposed under Section 206.305 requires a license holder to participate in activities or programs provided by a local or statewide ... (a) The executive director, the director's designee, or the secretary-treasurer of the board may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum: (1) to conduct an ... In a disciplinary investigation or proceeding conducted under this chapter, the medical board shall protect the identity of each patient whose medical records are examined ... Rules of practice adopted under this chapter by the medical board under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may ... Regardless of the offense, the medical board shall suspend the license of a surgical assistant serving a prison term in a state or federal penitentiary ... (a) The president of the medical board, with medical board approval, shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of medical board members to determine whether ... (a) The medical board by rule shall adopt procedures under this chapter governing: (1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; ... (a) A medical board or district review committee member that serves as a panelist at an informal meeting under Section 206.313 shall make recommendations for ... (a) In an informal proceeding under Section 206.313, at least two panelists shall be appointed to determine whether an informal disposition is appropriate. (b) The ... (a) The medical board by order may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule ... 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