Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 115 - Health Or Veterinary Services Provided In Catastrophic Circumstances

• Texas Section 115.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 746), Sec....
• Texas Section 115.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services. (2) "Disaster relief organization" means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief...
• Texas Section 115.003 - Applicability To Volunteer Health Practitioners
  This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners who are registered with the system administered by the department under Section 115.005 and who provide health or...
• Texas Section 115.004 - Regulation Of Services During Emergency
  (a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the division by order may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate: (1) the duration of practice by volunteer...
• Texas Section 115.005 - Volunteer Health Practitioner Registration System
  (a) The department shall administer a volunteer health practitioner registration system that: (1) accepts applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during...
• Texas Section 115.006 - Recognition Of Volunteer Health Practitioners Licensed In Other States
  (a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner registered with the registration system under Section 115.005 who is licensed and in...
• Texas Section 115.007 - No Effect On Credentialing And Privileging
  (a) In this section: (1) "Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or...
• Texas Section 115.008 - Provision Of Volunteer Health Or Veterinary Services; Administrative Sanctions
  (a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), a volunteer health practitioner shall adhere to the scope of practice for a similarly licensed practitioner established by...
• Texas Section 115.009 - Relation To Other Laws
  (a) This chapter does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this chapter. Except as otherwise provided...
• Texas Section 115.010 - Regulatory Authority
  The division may adopt rules to implement this chapter. In adopting rules, the division shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the entity established...
• Texas Section 115.011 - Limitations On Civil Liability For Volunteer Health Practitioners
  (a) Subject to Subsection (c), a volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services under this chapter is not liable for damages for an...

Last modified: September 28, 2016