SUBCHAPTER D.  MEDICAL BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 603.151.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The medical board shall:
(1)  establish the qualifications for a perfusionist to practice in this state, including rules governing character and conduct for applicants or license holders and fitness of applicants or license holders to practice;
(2)  issue, revoke, restrict, suspend, deny, cancel, or accept the surrender of a license;
(3)  charge fees that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter;
(4)  establish requirements for an examination for a license under this chapter;
(5)  establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for a license under this chapter;
(6)  prescribe the application form for a license under this chapter;
(7)  adopt and publish a code of ethics;
(8)  establish procedural rules governing investigations, informal hearings, the issuance of cease and desist orders, and disciplinary sanctions;
(9)  conduct informal hearings concerning violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;
(10)  issue disciplinary sanctions, including agreed orders and non-disciplinary remedial plans; and
(11)  establish procedures for making a confidential referral to the Texas Physician Health Program established under Chapter 167, and for requiring participation in the program as a prerequisite for issuing or maintaining a license under this chapter.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.165, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.101, eff. September 1, 2015.