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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Subtitle A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL |
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Chapter 58. COMPENSATION OF RESIDENT PHYSICIANS |
Sec. 58.002. DEFINITIONS
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(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Resident physician" means a person who is appointed a resident physician by one of the schools of medicine listed in Section 58.001 of this code and who:
(A) has received a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Baylor College of Medicine or from one of the schools listed in Section 58.001 of this code; or
(B) is a citizen of Texas and has received a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from some other school of medicine that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association.
(2) "Primary teaching hospital" means a hospital at which one of the schools listed in Section 58.001 of this code educates and trains both resident physicians and undergraduate medical students.
(3) "Compensation" includes stipends; payments, if any, for services rendered; and fringe benefits when applied to payments to or for the benefit of resident physicians.
(b) A person may not be considered a resident physician for a period of time longer than is ordinarily and customarily required for a resident physician to complete a graduate medical specialty program approved by the Accrediting Council on Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association for the specialty in which the resident physician seeks certification as a diplomate and to obtain the certification from the appropriate board or agency approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (b) of this section, a person may not be considered a resident physician under this Act for a period of time longer than four years.
(d) The total number of the first-year resident physicians compensated under this chapter and Sections 61.097 through 61.099 of this code may not exceed the combined total number of persons in the previous year's graduating classes of the schools listed in Section 58.001 of this code and the Baylor College of Medicine. Each school shall give priority consideration to applicants who demonstrate a willingness to practice in medically underserved areas of Texas.
(e) It is the intent of this chapter that at least 50 percent of resident physicians shall be in the areas of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, and emergency medicine, with 25 percent of those residents in family practice.