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S.B. No. 292
1 or make available information provided by a license holder under
2 this section except as provided by Subsection (e).
3 (e) In the event of a public health emergency declared or
4 invoked by the governor, the Department of State Health Services,
5 or a federal agency, the board may publish, release, or make
6 available information provided by a license holder under this
7 section for the sole purpose of disseminating information to:
8 (1) a license holder;
9 (2) a designated city, county, state, or federal
10 public health or emergency management official; or
11 (3) the Federation of State Medical Boards.
12 SECTION 2. (a) Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, is
13 amended by adding Chapter 167 to read as follows:
14 CHAPTER 167. TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM
15 Sec. 167.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16 (1) "Committee" means the Physician Health and
17 Rehabilitation Advisory Committee established under this chapter.
18 (2) "Governing board" means the governing board of the19 program.
20 (3) "Medical director" means a person appointed under
21 Section 167.002 to oversee the program.
22 (4) "Physician assistant board" means the Texas
23 Physician Assistant Board established under Chapter 204.
24 (5) "Program" means the Texas Physician Health Program
25 established under this chapter.
26 (6) "Program participant" means a physician or
27 physician assistant who receives services under the program.2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 292, Chapter 1345, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149629/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.