Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 154 - Public Interest Information And Complaint Procedures

SUBCHAPTER A PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION

• Texas Section 154.001 - Public Interest Information
  (a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and...
• Texas Section 154.002 - Information For Public Dissemination
  (a) The board shall prepare: (1) an alphabetical list of the names of the license holders; (2) an alphabetical list of the names of the...
• Texas Section 154.003 - Information For Physicians
  (a) The board shall disseminate at least twice a year and at other times determined necessary by the board information of significant interest to the...
• Texas Section 154.004 - Disclosure Of Disciplinary Orders
  (a) On written request the board shall make available to the general public on payment of a reasonable fee to cover expenses and to appropriate...
• Texas Section 154.005 - Public Participation
  (a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on...

SUBCHAPTER B COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

• Texas Section 154.006 - Physician Profiles
  (a) The board shall create a profile of each physician licensed under this subtitle. The profile must: (1) include the information required by Subsection (b);...
• Texas Section 154.051 - Complaint Initiation
  (a) The board by rule shall establish methods by which members of the public and license holders are notified of the name, mailing address, and...
• Texas Section 154.052 - Records Of Complaints
  The board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board. The board shall maintain information about: (1) the...
• Texas Section 154.053 - Notification Concerning Complaint
  (a) The board shall notify a physician who is the subject of a complaint filed with the board that a complaint has been filed and...
• Texas Section 154.0535 - Requirements For Certain Complaints
  (a) In this section: (1) "Anonymous complaint" means a complaint that lacks sufficient information to identify the source or the name of the person who...
• Texas Section 154.054 - Complaint Information To Health Care Entity
  On written request, the board shall provide information to a health care entity regarding: (1) a complaint filed against a license holder that was resolved...
• Texas Section 154.055 - Release Of Complaint Information To Legislative Committee
  (a) On request from a legislative committee created under Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government Code, the board shall release all information regarding a complaint against...
• Texas Section 154.056 - General Rules Regarding Complaint Investigation; Disposition
  (a) The board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation and review of a complaint filed with the board. The rules adopted under this section must:...
• Texas Section 154.0561 - Procedures For Expert Physician Review
  (a) A physician on the expert physician panel authorized by Section 154.056(e) who is selected to review a complaint shall: (1) determine whether the physician...
• Texas Section 154.057 - Conduct Of Investigation; Use Of Investigators As Peace Officers
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, each investigation of a complaint filed under this subtitle shall be conducted by the board or by...
• Texas Section 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...

Last modified: September 28, 2016