85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 679, Chapter 388 Page: 2 of 6
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S.B. No. 679
1 (5) instructing the public regarding medical science,
2 public health, hygiene, or a related matter.
3 (b) When doctors of medicine, osteopathy, [ee4] podiatry,
4 and chiropractic form a corporation that is jointly owned by those
5 practitioners, the authority of each of the practitioners is
6 limited by the scope of practice of the respective practitioners
7 and none can exercise control over the other's clinical authority
8 granted by their respective licenses, either through agreements,
9 the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation,
10 directives, financial incentives, or other arrangements that would
11 assert control over treatment decisions made by the practitioner.
12 The Texas [State Board -of] Medical Board, [Examinercand] the Texas
13 State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, and the Texas Board of
14 Chiropractic Examiners continue to exercise regulatory authority
15 over their respective licenses.
16 SECTION 2. Section 152.055, Business Organizations Code, is
17 amended to read as follows:
18 Sec. 152.055. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONALS TO CREATE
19 PARTNERSHIP. (a) Persons licensed as doctors of medicine and
20 persons licensed as doctors of osteopathy by the Texas [State Board
21 .4e] Medical Board, [Examinercand] persons licensed as podiatrists
22 by the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, and
23 persons licensed as chiropractors by the Texas Board of
24 Chiropractic Examiners may create a partnership that is jointly
25 owned by those practitioners to perform a professional service that
26 falls within the scope of practice of those practitioners.
27 (b) When doctors of medicine, osteopathy, [ae4] podiatry,
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 679, Chapter 388, legislative document, June 1, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050825/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.