Tex. Occupations Code § 603.151
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 603.151, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 603.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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