Bill Text: TX HB2593 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the delegation by a podiatrist of certain acts to certain podiatric assistants; authorizing fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2593 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2593-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Coleman | H.B. No. 2593 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2593: | |||
By: Thompson of Harris | C.S.H.B. No. 2593 |
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relating to the delegation by a podiatrist of certain acts to | ||
certain podiatric assistants; authorizing fees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 202, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 202.354 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 202.354. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS. (a) A podiatrist | ||
may delegate to a qualified and properly trained podiatric medical | ||
assistant acting under the podiatrist's supervision any podiatric | ||
medical act that a reasonable and prudent podiatrist would find | ||
within the scope of sound medical judgment to delegate if: | ||
(1) in the opinion of the delegating podiatrist, the | ||
medical act: | ||
(A) can be properly and safely performed by the | ||
podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is | ||
delegated; and | ||
(B) is performed in a customary manner and not in | ||
violation of any other statute; and | ||
(2) the podiatric medical assistant to whom the | ||
podiatric medical act is delegated does not represent to the public | ||
that the medical assistant is authorized to practice podiatry. | ||
(b) A delegating podiatrist is responsible for a podiatric | ||
medical act performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom | ||
the podiatrist delegates the act. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 601, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 601.157 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 601.157. PERSON SUPERVISED BY PODIATRIST. A person is | ||
not required to hold a certificate issued under this chapter to | ||
perform a radiologic procedure if: | ||
(1) the procedure is performed under the supervision | ||
of a podiatrist; and | ||
(2) the person: | ||
(A) is registered with the Texas Department of | ||
Licensing and Regulation to assist a podiatrist; and | ||
(B) complies with rules adopted under Section | ||
601.252(e). | ||
SECTION 3. Section 601.251, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 601.251. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to | ||
the: | ||
(1) Texas Board of Nursing; | ||
(2) Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners; | ||
(3) State Board of Dental Examiners; | ||
(4) Texas Medical Board; | ||
(5) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, with | ||
respect to the department's authority to regulate podiatrists | ||
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(6) Texas Physician Assistant Board. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 601.252, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: | ||
(e) Rules adopted under this section by the Texas Commission | ||
of Licensing and Regulation must: | ||
(1) require an authorized person who performs | ||
radiologic procedures under the delegation of a podiatrist, other | ||
than a registered nurse, to register with the Texas Department of | ||
Licensing and Regulation; | ||
(2) establish reasonable and necessary fees to cover | ||
the administrative costs incurred by the Texas Department of | ||
Licensing and Regulation in administering a registration program | ||
created under this subsection; | ||
(3) establish grounds for the suspension, revocation, | ||
or nonrenewal of a registration issued under this subsection; and | ||
(4) establish standards for training and supervising | ||
the operators of the equipment. | ||
(f) In adopting rules under Subsection (e), the Texas | ||
Commission of Licensing and Regulation may take into account | ||
whether the radiologic procedure will be performed by a registered | ||
nurse. | ||
SECTION 5. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails | ||
over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, | ||
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted | ||
codes. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |