tx-July102026-49: 22 TAC §161.35 (Amendment) — Physician Licensure
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The Texas Medical Board (Board) proposes amendments to Chapter 161, §161.35, concerning Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements for License Renewal. These rules are mandated by the passage of HB47 and SB25 (89th Regular Legislative Session) which amended the Texas Occupations Code, Sections 156.057 and 156.061. The proposed amendments require licensed physicians to complete specified continuing medical education on forensic evidence collection as well as nutrition and metabolic health. The proposed amendments to §161.35 are as follows: Amendment to §161.35(a) adds paragraph (3)(A), requiring licensed physicians to complete two credit hours of CME in accordance with §156.057 of the Act and provides that the Board will recognize any course found acceptable to the Governor's Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force to meet the requirement for continuing education in forensic evidence collection. The bill requires the Medical Board to adopt rules as necessary to implement the new provisions of the Texas Occupations Code. Amendment to §161.35(a) adds paragraph (3)(B), requiring licensed physicians to complete one credit hour of CME, in accordance with §156.061 of the Act, in the...
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