Texas Occupations Code 164.010 – Monitoring of License Holder
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(a) The board by rule shall develop a system to monitor compliance with the requirements of this subtitle of license holders who are the subject of disciplinary action.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to:
(1) monitor for compliance a license holder ordered by the board to perform certain acts; and
(2) identify and monitor license holders who are the subject of disciplinary action and who present a continuing threat to the public welfare through the practice of medicine.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 164.010
- Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Continuing threat to the public welfare: means a real danger to the health of a physician's patients or to the public from the acts or omissions of the physician caused through the physician's lack of competence, impaired status, or failure to care adequately for the physician's patients, as determined by:
(A) the board;
(B) a medical peer review committee in this state;
(C) a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state or otherwise lawfully practicing medicine in this state;
(D) a physician engaged in graduate medical education or training; or
(E) a medical student. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002 - Disciplinary order: means an action taken under § 164. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- License holder: means a person holding a license, permit, or certificate issued under this subtitle. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The board shall immediately investigate:
(1) a violation of a disciplinary order by a license holder described by Subsection (a); or
(2) a complaint filed against a license holder described by Subsection (a).