Texas Occupations Code
§ 115.005 — VOLUNTEER HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
OC § 115.005Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 115. HEALTH OR VETERINARY SERVICES PROVIDED IN CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCES
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall administer a volunteer health practitioner registration system that:
(1)accepts applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency;
(2)includes information about the licensing and good standing of health practitioners that is accessible by authorized persons;
(3)is capable of confirming whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health or veterinary services are provided by the practitioner under this chapter; and
(4)includes information regarding the results of a criminal history record information check performed on the volunteer health practitioners listed in the system.
(b)To satisfy a requirement of Subsection (a) or (c), the department may:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.