Texas Occupations Code

§ 156.057 — CONTINUING EDUCATION IN FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION

OC § 156.057Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 156. REGISTRATION OF PHYSICIANS · Art. B. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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(a)A physician licensed under this subtitle who submits an application for renewal of a license to practice medicine and whose practice includes treating patients in an emergency room setting shall complete at least two hours of continuing medical education relating to:

(1)the provision of trauma-informed care to sexual assault survivors;

(2)appropriate community referrals and prophylactic medications;

(3)the rights of a sexual assault survivor under Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, including the opportunity to request the presence of an advocate as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, and a forensic medical examination;

(4)forensic evidence collection methods; and

(5)applicable state law pertaining to the custody, transfer, and tracking of forensic evidence.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 365 (H.B. 47), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2025.