Texas Occupations Code

§ 101.305 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE

OC § 101.305Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 101. HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL · Art. G. OFFICE OF PATIENT PROTECTION

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(a)The office shall:

(1)establish, in consultation with and on the approval of the council, protocols for interaction with licensing agencies;

(2)serve as the ombudsman for consumer complaints at the licensing agencies on the request of an individual consumer;

(3)assist consumers in obtaining information about the status of complaints; and

(4)review the Internet websites of licensing agencies and make recommendations to the agencies on making public information, including information relating to disciplinary actions, understandable to and easily accessible by the public.

(b)The office may:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.