Tex. Occ. Code Section 167.008
Referrals to Program

(a)

The program shall accept a self-referral from a physician or physician assistant and referrals from an individual, a physician health and rehabilitation committee, a physician assistant organization, a state physician health program, a hospital or hospital system licensed in this state, a residency program, the board, or the physician assistant board.

(b)

A physician or physician assistant may refer the physician or physician assistant to the program.

(c)

The program may not accept a referral, except as provided by board rules, for a violation of the standard of care as a result of drugs or alcohol or boundary violations with a patient or a patient’s family.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 292), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 167.008 — Referrals to Program, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­167.­htm#167.­008 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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