Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 167 - Texas Physician Health Program

• Texas Section 167.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Committee" means the Physician Health and Rehabilitation Advisory Committee established under this chapter. (2) "Governing board" means the governing board of...
• Texas Section 167.002 - Medical Director
  (a) The board shall appoint a medical director for the program. (b) The medical director must: (1) be a physician licensed by the board; and...
• Texas Section 167.003 - Governing Board
  (a) The president of the board shall appoint persons to serve on the governing board of the program. The appointees shall include physicians, physician assistants,...
• Texas Section 167.004 - Physician Health And Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
  (a) The governing board shall appoint physicians to the Physician Health and Rehabilitation Advisory Committee who have experience in disorders commonly affecting physicians or physician...
• Texas Section 167.005 - Texas Physician Health Program
  (a) The Texas Physician Health Program is established to promote: (1) physician and physician assistant wellness; and (2) treatment of all health conditions that have...
• Texas Section 167.006 - Rules
  The board, with the advice of and in consultation with the governing board, committee, and Texas-based professional associations of physicians and physician assistants, shall: (1)...
• Texas Section 167.007 - Operation Of Program
  (a) The program must include provisions for: (1) continuing care, monitoring, and case management of potentially impairing health conditions, including provisions for cooperation with the...
• Texas Section 167.008 - Referrals To Program
  (a) The program shall accept a self-referral from a physician or physician assistant and referrals from an individual, a physician health and rehabilitation committee, a...
• Texas Section 167.009 - Referral By Board Or Physician Assistant Board As Prerequisite For Issuing Or Maintaining A License
  (a) The board or the physician assistant board, through an agreed order or after a contested proceeding, may make a referral to the program and...
• Texas Section 167.0091 - Referrals For Certain Professions
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board, the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, or the Texas Board of Respiratory Care, as appropriate,...
• Texas Section 167.010 - Confidentiality
  (a) Each referral, proceeding, report, investigative file, record, or other information received, gathered, created, or maintained by the program or its employees, consultants, work site...
• Texas Section 167.011 - Funding; Fees
  (a) The Texas physician health program account is a special account in the general revenue fund. Funds in the account may be appropriated only to...

Last modified: September 28, 2016