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COVID-19 Update: Texas Medical Board Adopts Emergency Rule Regarding Elective Surgeries

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 21, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, General

The Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) has adopted an emergency rule based on Governor Greg Abbott’s April 17, 2020 Executive Order, which permits certain elective procedures beginning at 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2020. The emergency rule incorporates a violation of the Executive Order to the definition of “Unprofessional and Dishonorable Conduct” under 22 Texas Administrative … Continue reading

Texas Medical Board proposes new telemedicine regulations

By Elise LeGros (US) on October 17, 2017 Posted in Regulatory

The Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) recently proposed new telemedicine regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”). Such regulations are necessary to revise current regulations of the TMB in light of Senate Bill 1107 (“SB 1107”), which recently passed the Texas Legislature. I. Prescriptions for Medications SB 1107 required that the TMB, the Texas Board of Nursing, the Texas … Continue reading

Texas telemedicine stakeholder group recommends new rules to incorporate SB 1107

By Elise LeGros (US) on August 15, 2017 Posted in Regulatory

The Telemedicine Stakeholder Group met in late July 2017 and offered suggestions for revisions (“Suggested Revisions”) to the current Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) rules in light of the new SB 1107. As previously covered, SB 1107 greatly expanded the telemedicine services physicians can provide in Texas, including allowing the establishment of a physician-patient relationship in … Continue reading

Federal court denies Texas Medical Board motion to dismiss Teladoc lawsuit

By on December 15, 2015 Posted in Regulatory

The Teladoc lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board (the “TMB”) regarding a rule that would require physicians to meet with patients face-to-face prior to prescribing medication will continue to move forward following a federal judge’s denial of the TMB’s request to dismiss the lawsuit. Effective October 2010, the TMB amended its telemedicine regulations, restricting the definition … Continue reading