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Governor
Appointments Re:
Appointed to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2027, Chelsea L. Howell.
Appointed to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for a term to expire February 1, 2029, Karen M. Gardner.
Texas Medical Board
Proposed Rules Re:
Amending 22 TAC §161.8, to describe the physician licensure evaluation process of an applicant’s professional or work history.
CHAPTER 161. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
22 TAC §161.8
OVERVIEW
The Texas Medical Board (Board) proposes new §161.8, concerning Evaluation of Professional or Work History. The proposed new section describes the evaluation of professional or work history for physician licensure applicants. This section was erroneously excluded from the Board’s proposed new rules published and adopted in 2024 during its rule review. This proposal remedies that error.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Adopted Rule Reviews Re:
Adopting Title 26, Part 1, concerning the Minimum Standards for Listed Family Homes.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts the review of the chapter below in Title 26, Part 1, of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC):
Chapter 742, Minimum Standards for Listed Family Homes
Texas Department of State Health Services
In Addition Re:
Withdrawal of Designation of Practice Serving Medically Underserved Populations
On November 30, 2022, the Texas Department of State Health Services (the department) approved the designation of MD Kids Pediatrics, located at 5726 Spohn Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78414, as a practice serving a disproportionate number of clients eligible for federal, state, or locally funded health care programs. This designation met the definition set forth in Texas Occupations Code §157.051(11)(F)(b).
Withdrawal of Designation of Practice Serving Medically Underserved Populations
On November 30, 2022, the Texas Department of State Health Services (the department) approved the designation of MD Kids Pediatrics, located at 23110 IH-10 West, Suite 210, San Antonio, Texas 78257, as a practice serving a disproportionate number of clients eligible for federal, state, or locally funded health care programs. This designation met the definition set forth in Texas Occupations Code §157.051(11)(F)(b).