Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions)

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas Medical Board; State level · Texas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Tex. Occ. Code ch. 153; Tex. Gov't Code §§ 2001.034, 418.016

Issued

2020-07-03 July 3, 2020

Effective

Chronology of instruments dated Mar. 14, 2020 through July 1, 2020 (read as 2020-03-14)

End

Page state as of July 3, 2020 (read as 2020-07-03)

In force

Mar. 14, 2020 to July 3, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther

Addressees

• Texas physicians, physician assistants and other Board licensees

Functions reached

• PR procedures (GA-09/GA-15 enforcement)
• CL clinical intake (GA-19 minimum standards)
• TM telehealth (telemedicine waivers; § 174.5)
• HR credentialing (disaster licensing; out-of-state; physicians-in-training; renewal extensions)
• CRT board proceedings (§§ 187.2, 187.6, 187.16 emergency rules on Board procedure)

Collection

State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

Announcements: TMB Extends Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (7/1/20); Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Order Expanding Hospital Capacity (6/25/20); TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (6/5/20); Waiver for Chronic Pain Patients Extended by Governor Abbott (5/8/20); TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-19 (4/30/20); TMB Adopts Emergency Rule to Enforce Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-15 (4/21/20); Gov. Abbott Eases Regulations On Physicians-In-Training To Increase Health Care Capacity In Texas (4/11/20); TMB Waiver for Chronic Pain Patients Extended by Governor Abbott (4/9/20); Gov. Abbott Waives Certain Regulations To Expand Health Care Workforce During COVID-19 Response (4/5/20); TMB Passes Emergency Rules to Enforce Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-09 (3/24/20); Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Order Increasing Hospital Capacity, Postponing Certain Surgeries (3/22/20); TMB Waiver for Chronic Pain Patients Granted by Governor Abbott (3/19/20); Governor Abbott Waives Certain Regulations For Telemedicine Care In Texas (3/17/20); Governor Abbott Fast-Tracks Licensing For Out-Of-State Medical Professionals (3/14/20). COVID-19 Emergency Rules: Emergency Rule §174.5; Emergency Rule §187.2; Emergency Rule §187.6; Emergency Rule §187.16; Emergency Rule §190.8(2)(U).

Enforcement

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