Tex. Occupations Code § 167.006
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 167.006, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 167.006. RULES.
Official statutory text
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) adopt rules and policies as necessary to implement the program, including:
(A) policies for assessments under the program and guidelines for the validity of a referral to the program;
(B) policies and guidelines for initial contacts used to determine if there is a need for a physician or physician assistant to complete a clinically appropriate evaluation or to enter treatment, including policies and guidelines for arrangements for that evaluation or treatment; and
(C) policies and guidelines for interventions conducted under the program; and
(2) define applicable guidelines for the management of substance abuse disorders, psychiatric disorders, and physical illnesses and impairments.
(1) adopt rules and policies as necessary to implement the program, including:
(A) policies for assessments under the program and guidelines for the validity of a referral to the program;
(B) policies and guidelines for initial contacts used to determine if there is a need for a physician or physician assistant to complete a clinically appropriate evaluation or to enter treatment, including policies and guidelines for arrangements for that evaluation or treatment; and
(C) policies and guidelines for interventions conducted under the program; and
(2) define applicable guidelines for the management of substance abuse disorders, psychiatric disorders, and physical illnesses and impairments.
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