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“... , with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information on E-Verify, you may contact the Department of Homeland Security at 1-88-897-7781.
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“... tising rules. In October 2010 the TMB amended its Physician Advertising rules.
According to the new rules, a physician may use the term "board certified" in any advertising for his or her practice if:
the specialty board that conferred the certification and the certifying organization is:
a member ... ”
“... Bill 2059 (86th Legislature) requires physicians, physician assistants, and any licensee of the TMB’s advisory boards or committees that provide direct patient care, to complete a human trafficking prevention course approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). This requir ... ”
“... to be assured consideration at that meeting. The form in this packet must be used. ”
“A PA with a currently active physician assistant license may decide to obtain an “inactive” registration status. Current regulations state that a PA license may remain on an inactive status for no longer than 3 years.
Please read the relevant board rule, Tex. Admin. Code, Se ... ”
“... ption, and will be required to submit a hard copy form. Please use the appropriate Change of Address form below.
Physician in Training - Change of Address Form
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“As a prerequisite for physician registration, practitioners are required to complete continuing medical education. Current requirements for physicians are summarized below. If you would like to review the current rule, these requirements are currently listed Board rule 166.2 available on our w ... ”
“... teopathic Association. This provision exempts the physician from all CME requirements, including the requirement involving the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility. This exemption is valid for a maximum of one registration.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
A licensee s ... ”
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PLEASE NOTE: This provision does not exempt the physician from the requirement for two credits involving pain management and the prescription of opioids, or the required course in the prevention of human trafficking, as outlined on the page above. ”
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A physician may request in writing an exemption* for the following reasons:
catastrophic illness;
military service of longer than one year's duration outside the state;
medical practice and residence of longer than one year's duration outside the United States; or
good cause shown on written ... ”
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Physicians eligible for “retired” status and designated as such by the Board are exempt from CME requirements. “Voluntary charity care” status reduces informal CME requirements. For more information, visit License Retirement Options. ... ”
“As a prerequisite for physician assistant registration, practitioners are required to complete continuing medical education.
Documentation of CE courses shall be made available to the Board upon request, but should not be submitted with the registration. Random audits will be made ... ”
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Does the physician's name need to be included on the prescription?
Is there still a ratio for the number of APRNs or PAs to whom a physician may delegate prescriptive authority?
Is there a waiver if a physician wants to delegate prescriptive authority to more than seven full time equivalent AP ... ”
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Can we skip conducting periodic meetings if the physician and APRN or PA practice together at the same location?
Must the meetings be conducted in a face-to-face manner?
Are there other requirements with respect to the meetings?
Can more frequent meetings be required?
How many charts must be ... ”
“If you're a physician and you will EVER be called upon to sign a death certificate, state law requires you to register with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to file the certificate electronically.
You cannot wait until a death has occurred in order to register; that’s too l ... ”
Description: Rule Changes January 06, 2002
Document: ... garding expedited licensure process. Chapter 166, Physician Registration. Rule review and proposed amendments to 166.1-166.6 regarding general cleanup, CME temporary licenses, SB1300 (30-day grace period to practice with an expired permit) and voluntary charity care provided to indigent populations. ...
Description: Rule Changes January 02, 2013
Document: ... nsure during the licensure application process if physician intends to use board certification as an alternate grounds for eligibility. The amendment to §163.11 amends the rule to provide remedies for out of active practice issues and to allow for granting a license under a remedial plan. Chapter 17 ...
Description: Rule Changes December 22 and 25, 2011
Document: ... that physicians and therapeutic optometrists may form jointly owned entities. New §177.15, concerning Podiatrists, provides that physicians and podiatrists may form jointly owned entities. New §177.16, concerning Physician Assistants, provides that physicians and physician assistants may form joint ...
Description: Press Release January 6, 2011
Document: ... that if the agency's executive director is a non-physician, a medical director be hired. -30-
Description: Press Release January 18, 2011 (PDF File)
Document: ... based on the clinic's partial ownership by a non-physician. In October 2010, investigators with the medical board and Texas State Board of Pharmacy staked out the clinic and observed several vehicles, some with out-of-state license plates, dropping off and picking up small groups of patients throug ...
Description: Press Release January 11, 2007 (PDF File)
Document: ... oard, the state agency that regulates physicians, physician assistants, surgical assistants and acupuncturists, provides consumer protection through licensure, investigation and disciplinary action. The Board, under President Roberta M. Kalafut, D.O., and Executive Director Donald W. Patrick, M.D., ...
Description: Press Release January 16, 2011 (PDF File)
Document: ... that if the agency's executive director is a non-physician, a medical director be hired. -30-
Description: Press Release January 12, 2010 A (Pdf File)
Document: ... , Dr. King must immediately cease practicing as a physician in the State of Texas, and shall not do so again until authorized by the Board. This order shall remain in effect until superseded by a subsequent order of the Board. -30-
Description: Press Release January 24, 2005 (PDF File)
Document: ... ners, the state agency that regulates physicians, physician assistants, surgical assistants and acupuncturists, provides consumer protection through licensure, investigation and disciplinary action. The Board, under President Lee S. Anderson, M.D., and Executive Director Donald W. Patrick, M.D., J.D ...
Description: Press Release January 25, 2003 (PDF File)
Document: ... tient care in which the board determined that the physician's knowledge, judgment, professiona lism and/or skill were lacking. The following criteria were used to identify the actions: the licenses were revoked, surrendered or indefinitely suspended, and the physician is currently out of practice; ...
Description: Press Release January 31, 2007 A (PDF File)
Document: ... oard, the state agency that regulates physicians, physician assistants, surgical assistants and acupuncturists, provides consumer protection through licensure, investigation and disciplinary action. The Board, under President Roberta M. Kalafut, D.O., and Executive Director Donald W. Patrick, M.D., ...
Description: Press Release February 06, 2007 A (PDF File)
Document: ... oard, the state agency that regulates physicians, physician assistants, surgical assistants and acupuncturists, provides consumer protection through licensure, investigation and disciplinary action. The Board, under President Roberta M. Kalafut, D.O., and Executive Director Donald W. Patrick, M.D., ...
Description: Press Release February 09, 2005 (PDF File)
Document: ... he board temporarily suspended the license of one physician since the last board meeting. The board accepted the voluntary surrender of the license of one non-certified radiologic technician. New Licenses Issued During its February 3-4 Board meeting, the Board approved the licensure applications of ...
Description: Press Release February 06, 2006 (PDF File)
Document: ... actions based on inappropriate conduct involving physician-patient relationships; six actions based on unprofessional conduct; one action based on peer review actions; two actions based on inadequate medical records; two actions based on violations of probation or prior orders; two voluntary surren ...
Description: Press Release February 09, 2009 A (PDF File)
Document: ... w requires that, if the agency executive is a non-physician, a medical director be hired. Robinson takes over the executive director position after the retirement of Donald W. Patrick, M.D., J.D., who served TMB as executive director from September 2001 through August 2008. Robinson began her career ...
“Registering a supervising physician for an NCT will no longer be required. However, an NCT will still need to obtain and maintain placement on the MRT Board’s general registry, or have an approved a hardship exemption, prior to starting practice. ... ”
Do I need to register my supervising physician?
Registering a supervising physician for an NCT will no longer be required. However, an NCT will still need to obtain and maintain placement on the MRT Board’s general registry, or have an approved a hardship exemption, prior to starting practice.
“No. CME is required every 2 years for Texas Physician Assistant Board and is calculated from expiration date to expiration date. It is also every 2 years for the NCCPA, but it may not be on the same schedule. In addition, you should check with the NCCPA for their current CME requirements ... ”
Is the PA continuing education requirement for NCCPA the same as that for the Board?
No. CME is required every 2 years for Texas Physician Assistant Board and is calculated from expiration date to expiration date. It is also every 2 years for the NCCPA, but it may not be on the same schedule. In addition, you should check with the NCCPA for their current CME requirements.
“You can register a new supervising physician through the Online Supervisions and Prescriptive Delegation Registration System. Please note that this is a 2 step process and that the supervising physician must complete the registration. ”
How does a PA register a supervising physician with the Board?
You can register a new supervising physician through the Online Supervisions and Prescriptive Delegation Registration System. Please note that this is a 2 step process and that the supervising physician must complete the registration.
“The addition of a new supervising physician does not terminate any other supervision that is currently in place. Any current supervising physician relationship can be terminated using the Online Supervisions and Prescriptive Delegation Registration System. ... ”
How does a PA terminate a supervising physician relationship?
The addition of a new supervising physician does not terminate any other supervision that is currently in place. Any current supervising physician relationship can be terminated using the Online Supervisions and Prescriptive Delegation Registration System.
“Yes, the PAs supervising physician must delegate prescriptive authority allowing a PA to sign prescriptions for controlled substances, also called scheduled drugs, as well as Dangerous Drugs. However, PA's are generally limited to Schedules III – V (Schedule IIs are allowed in very limited cir ... ”
Can a PA sign a prescription for controlled substances?
Yes, the PAs supervising physician must delegate prescriptive authority allowing a PA to sign prescriptions for controlled substances, also called scheduled drugs, as well as Dangerous Drugs. However, PA's are generally limited to Schedules III – V (Schedule IIs are allowed in very limited circumstances). All prescription drugs that are not controlled substances fall into the category of "dangerous drugs." Physician assistants with prescriptive authority must have their own DEA numbers to prescribe controlled substances. In addition, physician assistants must have the name of their current delegating physician authorizing prescriptive authority on file with DEA.
Please note: Under Senate Bill 195, the requirement for controlled substances registration (CSR) with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was eliminated as of September 1, 2016.
“... e is no limitation to the number of PAs or APNs a physician may supervise. However, a physician may only delegate prescriptive authority to a maximum of seven PA's or APN's, or their full-time equivalent. The only exception relates to supervision and prescriptive delegation to a medically unde ... ”
How many physician assistants can a physician supervise?
There is no limitation to the number of PAs or APNs a physician may supervise. However, a physician may only delegate prescriptive authority to a maximum of seven PA's or APN's, or their full-time equivalent. The only exception relates to supervision and prescriptive delegation to a medically underserved population or in facility based practice.
“A physician may delegate prescriptive authority to a maximum of seven PA's or APN's, or their full-time equivalent. There are some statutory exceptions for prescriptive delegation to a medically underserved population or in facility based practice. Refer to Board rule 169. ... ”
How many PAs can a physician delegate prescriptive authority to?
A physician may delegate prescriptive authority to a maximum of seven PA's or APN's, or their full-time equivalent. There are some statutory exceptions for prescriptive delegation to a medically underserved population or in facility based practice. Refer to Board rule 169.
“This is done through a log kept at the facility. ”
How does a PA register an alternate supervising physician?
This is done through a log kept at the facility.
“... ever, the PA can only do so at the direction of a physician. ”
Can a PA call in a prescription to a pharmacy?
Yes, a PA can call in a prescription to a pharmacy. However, the PA can only do so at the direction of a physician.
“Board Rule 185.10 covers Physician Assistant Scope of Practice. ”
What are the laws or rules concerning a PA's scope of practice?
Board Rule 185.10 covers Physician Assistant Scope of Practice.
“Yes, both the anesthesiologist and the physician performing the procedure should be registered for OBA. Statute states that each physician who administers anesthesia or performs a procedure for which anesthesia services are performed in an outpatient setting shall register for OBA and comply with cu ... ”
I am an anesthesiologist. I contract out my services to other physicians to provide anesthesia for procedures in their offices. Since the anesthesia is not done in my office and I am only a contractor, do I need to register for Office Based Anesthesia (OBA)?
Yes, both the anesthesiologist and the physician performing the procedure should be registered for OBA. Statute states that each physician who administers anesthesia or performs a procedure for which anesthesia services are performed in an outpatient setting shall register for OBA and comply with current OBA regulations. Please note, an anesthesiologist who contracts out their services to multiple physicians is not required to register each location where they perform OBA, but only the highest level of OBA services that they provide.
“... r office-based anesthesia is a total of $210, per physician and should be combined with the biennial registration.For off cycle OBA registration, please submit a hard copy registration form with the correct pro-rated fee. Please note that payments for the incorrect OBA pro-rated fee will ... ”
How much does OBA registration cost?
The biennial registration fee for office-based anesthesia is a total of $210, per physician and should be combined with the biennial registration.
For off cycle OBA registration, please submit a hard copy registration form with the correct pro-rated fee. Please note that payments for the incorrect OBA pro-rated fee will be voided, causing a delay in the registration process. You may email us to request a pro-rated registration form at registrations@tmb.state.tx.us.
“... ical ethics and/or professional responsibility. A physician must report on the registration form if she or he has completed the required CME. However, newly licensed physicians are exempt from the CME requirements the first time they register. ”
Is a physician required to complete CME to register a license?
Yes. Physicians need to complete at least 24 hours of continuing medical education each year, at least half of which must be in formal courses. One hour of formal CME must be in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility. A physician must report on the registration form if she or he has completed the required CME. However, newly licensed physicians are exempt from the CME requirements the first time they register.
“Yes. At any time a physician may request to cancel his or her license. However, once a license is cancelled, in order to reactivate it, a physician will be required to apply for relicensure and meet all requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application. ... ”
Can a physician request the cancellation of a license?
Yes. At any time a physician may request to cancel his or her license. However, once a license is cancelled, in order to reactivate it, a physician will be required to apply for relicensure and meet all requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application.
“Yes. A physician on an official retired status is exempt from the registration fee. To be eligible for retired status, a physician's license cannot be under investigation, under a Board order, or be otherwise restricted. Physicians on a retired status must not engage in clinical activities or practi ... ”
Is there a retired status for physicians in Texas?
Yes. A physician on an official retired status is exempt from the registration fee. To be eligible for retired status, a physician's license cannot be under investigation, under a Board order, or be otherwise restricted. Physicians on a retired status must not engage in clinical activities or practice in any state, must not prescribe or administer drugs to anyone, nor may the physician possess a DEA or Texas controlled substance number. Additionally, the physician's license may not be endorsed to any state. A physician whose license has been placed on official retired status must obtain the approval of the board before returning to active status. The physician should contact the board for information on the approval procedure.