CHAPTER 114. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE HEALTH OCCUPATION REGULATORY AGENCIES - Texas Statutes

OCCUPATIONS CODE

TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY

CHAPTER 114. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE HEALTH

OCCUPATION REGULATORY AGENCIES

Sec. 114.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Health care practitioner" means an individual issued a

license, certificate, registration, title, permit, or other

authorization to engage in a health care profession.

(2) "Health occupation regulatory agency" means a department,

commission, board, office, authority, or other agency of the

state that regulates a health care practitioner under this title.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

512, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 114.002. ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Not later than

February 1 of each year, each health occupation regulatory agency

shall file a report with the chairs of the house and senate

committees with primary oversight over the agency that includes

the following:

(1) the number of persons regulated by the agency;

(2) the number of persons who became subject to regulation by

the agency in the previous year;

(3) the number of persons regulated by the agency by county;

(4) a description of any complaints reported to the agency or a

description of the complaint categories used by the agency and

the number of complaints in each category;

(5) the number of complaints investigated by the agency and a

description of the final resolution of the complaints;

(6) the amount of fees collected by the agency each year;

(7) the expenses of the agency; and

(8) any unfunded needs of the agency.

(b) The Health Professions Council shall adopt a standard format

that must be used by health occupation regulatory agencies to

report the information required under Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

512, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.