Texas Occupations Code
§ 351.2034 — COMPLAINTS RESULTING FROM GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
OC § 351.2034Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. E. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
Statute text
View on source(a)The board, in collaboration with the Texas Medical Board, shall adopt rules for investigating and reviewing complaints filed with the board regarding a therapeutic optometrist's treatment of a patient for glaucoma. The rules must ensure that:
(1)a person who files a complaint has the opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint;
(2)a complaint is not dismissed without appropriate consideration by the board;
(3)a complaint is resolved within six months after the date the complaint is filed;
(4)the board notifies the Texas Medical Board of the receipt and disposition of a complaint; and
(5)a complaint is reviewed as provided by this section.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 523 (S.B. 993), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.