Texas Occupations Code

§ 162.153 — STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION PROGRAM

OC § 162.153Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 162. REGULATION OF PRACTICE OF MEDICINE · Art. D. PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALING

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(a)The board shall develop standardized forms and guidelines for and administer:

(1)the collection, verification, correction, updating, modification, maintenance, and storage of information relating to physician credentials; and

(2)the release of that information to health care entities or designated credentials verification organizations authorized by the physician to receive that information.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), a physician whose core credentials data is submitted to the board is not required to resubmit the data when applying for practice privileges with a health care entity.

(c)A physician shall:

(1)provide to the board any correction, update, or modification of the physician's core credentials data not later than the 30th day after the date the data on file is no longer accurate; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.