HBA-DMD H.B. 3758 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3758
By: Giddings
Business & Industry
3/25/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a doctor licensed in another state is allowed to be on
the Texas Workforce Commission's (commission) list of approved doctors to
treat employees. H.B. 3758 prohibits a doctor licensed in another state but
not licensed in Texas from being on the commission's list of approved
doctors that treat employees or evaluates employee medical records. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 408.023(a), Labor Code, to prohibit a doctor,
who is not licensed in this state but is licensed in another state or
jurisdiction, who treats employees or evaluates employee medical records,
from being included on the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission's
(commission) list of approved doctors. Deletes the provision authorizing a
doctor who is not licensed in this state but is licensed in another state
or jurisdiction, who treats employees to apply to the commission to be
included on the list. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: January 1, 2000.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.