Tex.
Occ. Code Section 602.151
General Powers and Duties
(a)
The medical board shall:(1)
adopt rules reasonably necessary to properly perform its duties under this chapter, including:(A)
procedural rules governing investigations, informal hearings, the issuance of cease and desist orders, and disciplinary sanctions; and(B)
rules governing character and conduct for applicants or license holders and fitness to practice medical physics in this state;(2)
establish qualifications for a medical physicist to practice in this state and the fitness of each applicant for a license or license renewal;(3)
establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for a license under this chapter;(4)
establish requirements for examinations for licensure;(5)
prescribe the application form for a license under this chapter;(6)
issue, deny, renew, revoke, cancel, restrict, suspend, or accept the surrender of a license;(7)
charge fees that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter;(8)
conduct informal hearings concerning violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;(9)
issue disciplinary sanctions, including agreed orders and non-disciplinary remedial plans; and(10)
establish procedures for making a confidential referral to the Texas Physician Health Program established under Chapter 167 (Texas Physician Health Program), and for requiring participation in the program as a prerequisite for issuing or maintaining a license under this chapter.(b)
The medical board may include any member of the advisory committee in a proceeding of the medical board related to a power or duty described by Subsection (a) if the medical board considers the expertise of the advisory committee member to be beneficial in the proceeding.
Source:
Section 602.151 — General Powers and Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.602.htm#602.151 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
