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The George H.W. Bush state office building will open at 8:00 AM. Meeting attendees will need to sign in at the lobby security desk and be escorted to the board meeting room in the order in which they have signed in.
The TMB will hold additional public meeting(s) where indi ... ”
“... 5 for the Physician Health Program (PHP) and a $2 Office of Patient Protection fee. These fees are required by statute. The remaining $665 is the fee required by the Acupuncture Board.
These fees are explained in more detail in the chart below.
Subsequent Registration
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Texas Medical BoardGeorge H.W. Bush State Office Building1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 9.200Austin, TX 78701 ”
“... ff-line medical director is available through the Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination at the following link: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/emstraumasystems/provfro.shtm
An EMS Medical Director is defined in Board rule 197 as “A physician licensed by the board who is responsible for ... ”
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FAQs - FACILITY-BASED DELEGATED PRESCRIBING OF SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Where and when may a physician assistant (PA) or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) prescribe a Schedule II Controlled Substance?
Properly authorized APRNs and PAs may issue prescriptions for Schedule II ... ”
“... iated the request, please ask them to contact our office at pit.application@tmb.state.tx.us for further instructions.
If you have applied and paid the application fee you can submit a request for a refund of the application fee. You will need to complete the Military Service Member Fee Wai ... ”
“... Texas Medical Board (TMB) Social Media Policy is based on the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Social Medial Guidelines and may be subject to revision at any time.
TMB’s social media sites are created for the limited purpose of disseminating information to Board licensees, sta ... ”
“... re, the applicant’s documents are collected based on the standard requirements for certification and how the applicant has responded to the application questions. Please note documents are not reviewed for content during the pre-licensure stage and additional information may be required once a ... ”
“... ntation. Additional information will be requested based on the review of your application and documentation.
Apply Online – Medical Physicists
Once you have submitted your application online, you will be contacted regarding supplemental documentation requirements. Depending on your answers, s ... ”
“... ntation. Additional information will be requested based on the review of your application and documentation.
Apply Online - Perfusionists
Once you have submitted your application online, you will be contacted regarding supplemental documentation requirements. Depending on your answers, some of the ... ”
“... re, the applicant’s documents are collected based on the standard requirements for certification and how the applicant has responded to the application questions. Please note documents are not reviewed for content during the pre-licensure stage and additional information may be required once a ... ”
“... and processed.
The application fee includes a $5 Office of Patient Protection fee. An additional non-refundable surcharge related to the Texas Physician Health Program ($5.25) will be assessed with the application fee. These fees are required by statute. The remaining $125 is ... ”
“... and processed.
The application fee includes a $5 Office of Patient Protection fee. An additional non-refundable surcharge related to the Texas Physician Health Program ($5.25) will be assessed with the application fee. These fees are required by statute. The remaining $75 is the fee required b ... ”
“... and processed.
The application fee includes a $5 Office of Patient Protection fee. An additional non-refundable surcharge related to the Texas Physician Health Program ($5.25) will be assessed with the application fee. These fees are required by statute. The remaining $175 is ... ”
“... and processed.
The application fee includes a $5 Office of Patient Protection fee. An additional non-refundable surcharge related to the Texas Physician Health Program ($5.25) will be assessed with the application fee. These fees are required by statute. The remaining $120 is ... ”
Description: Rule Changes December 22 and 25, 2011
Document: ... w Compliance Proceeding and Settlement Conference Based on Personal Appearance, provides that for complaints filed with the Board after September 1, 2011, and that are scheduled for informal settlement conferences (ISCs), Respondents must provide rebuttals 15 days before the scheduled ISCs. Also tha ...
Description: Press Release January 18, 2011 (PDF File)
Document: ... porary Suspension (Without Notice of Hearing) was based on Dr. Ward's operation of a pain management clinic, Tejas Urgent Care Clinic, without the certification required by law; failure to practice medicine in an acceptable, professional manner; inappropriate prescribing of controlled substances; an ...
Description: Press Release January 11, 2007 (PDF File)
Document: ... ing threat to the public welfare.
The action was based on the following: Dr. Williams was arrested and charged with assault/family violence on March 6 and May 29, 2006. He pled guilty to charges of assault/family violence on October 13. Dr. Williams has also been arrested and charged with prescript ...
Description: Press Release January 20, 2010 (PDF File)
Document: ... immediate revocation of Dr. McNeill's license was based on his violation of the 2004 Order by testing positive for alcohol on a drug screen performed in March 2009. -30-
Description: Press Release January 22, 2009 A (PDF File)
Document: ... uing threat to the public welfare. The action was based on the panel's findings of violations of an Agreed Order of August 29, 2008, which required, among other provisions, that Dr. Coleman abstain from the consumption of prohibited substances. The immediate suspension of Dr. Coleman's license was b ...
Description: Press Release January 24, 2005 (PDF File)
Document: ... with notice. The action took place today and was based on the following: Dr. Elder diverted an associate's triplicate prescription pad to prescribe medications to himself and family members; he wrote false and fictitious prescriptions; and his hospital staff privileges were summarily suspended. Bas ...
Description: Press Release January 27, 2011 (PDF File)
Document: ... eat to the public welfare. The Board's action was based on the finding that Dr. Desai, Lic. No. J1649, engaged in a pattern of inappropriate conduct towards patients and/or their family members. Specifically, the Board found that Dr. Desai engaged in unsolicited, sexually inappropriate behavior or c ...
Description: Press Release January 31, 2007 A (PDF File)
Document: ... ing threat to the public welfare.
The action was based on evidence connected with Dr. Cunado's operation of a private pain management clinic. A review of randomly selected medical charts revealed that all of the patients reviewed were chronic pain patients who were receiving virtually the same narc ...
Description: Press Release February 03, 2010 (PDF File)
Document: ... uing threat to the public welfare. The action was based on Dr. Olmsted's failure to comply with a 2009 Agreed Order entered into with the Board requiring him to submit to an independent psychiatric evaluation by a Boardappointed psychiatrist within 30 days of the appointment of the psychiatrist and ...
Description: Press Release February 06, 2007 A (PDF File)
Document: ... ing threat to the public welfare.
The action was based on Dr. Farber's impairment due to his own drug and alcohol abuse, and on nontherapeutic prescribing to patients with whom he also had personal relationships, including a patient with a history of drug abuse, to whom he prescribed alprazolam, Pa ...
Description: Press Release February 09, 2005 (PDF File)
Document: ... ing a $500 administrative penalty. The action was based on allegations that Dr. Alexander failed to complete timely required continuing medical education in ethics. BURNS, DAVID ERIN, M.D., HOUSTON, TX, Lic. #G7498 On February 4, 2005, the Board and Dr. Burns entered into an agreed order restricting ...
Description: Press Release February 06, 2006 (PDF File)
Document: ... sed physicians. Actions included seven violations based on quality of care; three actions based on impairment involving drugs or alcohol; two actions based on inappropriate conduct involving physician-patient relationships; six actions based on unprofessional conduct; one action based on peer review ...
Description: Press Release February 10, 2009 A (PDF File)
Document: ... last meeting. The actions included 11 violations based on quality of care; seven actions based on unprofessional conduct; one mediated agreed order modifying a prior order; three actions based on other states' actions; four actions based on inadequate medical records violations; two actions based o ...
Description: Press Release February 11, 2000 (PDF File)
Document: ... nd 175.5, relating to the fee and application for office-based anesthesia registration. Chapter 183, Acupuncture, amendment to 183.4 concerning the computer-based score for passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Proposed Rules The Board proposed the following rule changes for public ...
Description: Press Release February 11, 2004 (PDF File)
Document: ... administrative penalty of $10,000. The action was based on allegations that Dr. Allen submitted two falsified CME documents to a hospital.
BILSING, WILLIAM ALBERT, M.D., NORMANGEE, TX, Lic. #C2986 On 2-6-04 the Board and Dr. Bilsing entered into an Agreed Order assessing an administrative penalty ...
“No, while the selection and administration of anesthesia is a medical act, if such an act was validly delegated to a CNRA by a physician, the act is considered to be within the practice of nursing and governed by the Nursing Practice Act. Any discipline for a violation of the standard of care ... ”
Is a CRNA under a valid delegation order, subject to discipline by the Texas Medical Board under the Medical Practice Act for a violation of the standard of care in the selection and administration of anesthesia or the care of an anesthetized patient?
No, while the selection and administration of anesthesia is a medical act, if such an act was validly delegated to a CNRA by a physician, the act is considered to be within the practice of nursing and governed by the Nursing Practice Act. Any discipline for a violation of the standard of care by a CRNA would be carried out by the Texas Board of Nursing under the authority of the Nursing Practice Act. Ultimate responsibility and accountability for the medical management of a patient under anesthesia remains with the delegating physician who may be subject to discipline for improper delegation dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case, and how state statutes and regulations apply in those situations.
“... te data and information pertaining to the patient based on actual findings, assessments, evaluations, diagnostics or assessments as documented by the physician."Non-biographical data/information is data that will typically change from visit to visit. For example, many EMR systems bring forward from ... ”
What is "non-biographical" information as it pertains to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)?
165.1(a) (10) now requires the following:
"All non-biographical populated fields, contained in a patient's electronic medical record, must contain accurate data and information pertaining to the patient based on actual findings, assessments, evaluations, diagnostics or assessments as documented by the physician."
Non-biographical data/information is data that will typically change from visit to visit. For example, many EMR systems bring forward from the previous encounter non-biographical information such as symptoms, diagnosis, vitals, lab levels, history, previous treatments etc... However, because symptoms often resolve between encounters (as result of treatment), diagnoses may no longer be active or present (because of previous treatments), and vitals fluctuate, such data fields should not contain inaccurate, non-current, or irrelevant data that is not pertinent to the present illness/issue. Such information may be part of the patient’s history, but should not be reflected as current/present unless such symptoms/diagnoses are ongoing. Such information may become part of the patient’s historical data/information contained in the electronic medical record. Non-biographical information/data contained in a medical record for each encounter should be based on actual assessment, evaluations or other diagnostics that are documented by the physician.
Also see: EMR Position Statement
“... nts can be rejected by either DPS or the FBI. Our office will not communicate that a reprint is needed until we receive your unique reference code, which you may then use on the IdentoGo site to waive the fee for a required reprint. ”
I just found out that my fingerprints were rejected. May I immediately request new fingerprint cards?
Applicants are informed of their fingerprints being rejected by IdentoGo prior to that information being sent to the TMB. Fingerprints can be rejected by either DPS or the FBI. Our office will not communicate that a reprint is needed until we receive your unique reference code, which you may then use on the IdentoGo site to waive the fee for a required reprint.
“... that alleviate pain, but not including non-opioid based drugs such as acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).Anxiolytics--Dangerous or scheduled drugs used to provide sedation and/or to treat episodes of anxiety. ”
What is the TMB definition of an analgesic and anxiolytics?
Board rule 192 defines analgesic and anxiolytics as shown below:
Analgesics--Dangerous or scheduled drugs that alleviate pain, but not including non-opioid based drugs such as acetaminophen or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Anxiolytics--Dangerous or scheduled drugs used to provide sedation and/or to treat episodes of anxiety.
“... s not possess independent authority to administer anesthesia without delegation by a physician.” (Page 5). Since the selection and administration of anesthesia is a medical act, CRNAs must be properly delegated this act by a physician. A CRNA who administers anesthesia without prope ... ”
Are CRNA’s authorized to practice independent of physician supervision and delegation?
No, neither the Medical Practice Act nor the Nursing Practice Act authorize independent practice by a CRNA. Additionally, Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0266 found “A certified registered nurse anesthetist does not possess independent authority to administer anesthesia without delegation by a physician.” (Page 5). Since the selection and administration of anesthesia is a medical act, CRNAs must be properly delegated this act by a physician. A CRNA who administers anesthesia without proper delegation from a physician would be liable for the unlicensed practice of medicine.