Tex. Occupations Code § 167.008
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 167.008, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 167.008. REFERRALS TO PROGRAM.
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(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 physician assistant organization, a state physician health program, a hospital or hospital system licensed in this state, a residency program, the board, or the physician assistant board.
(b) A physician or physician assistant may refer the physician or physician assistant to the program.
(c) The program may not accept a referral, except as provided by board rules, for a violation of the standard of care as a result of drugs or alcohol or boundary violations with a patient or a patient's family.
(b) A physician or physician assistant may refer the physician or physician assistant to the program.
(c) The program may not accept a referral, except as provided by board rules, for a violation of the standard of care as a result of drugs or alcohol or boundary violations with a patient or a patient's family.
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