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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES |
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Chapter 204. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS |
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Subchapter D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS, AND RENEWAL |
Sec. 204.1562. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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(a) The physician assistant board by rule shall adopt, monitor, and enforce a reporting program for the continuing medical education of license holders. The physician assistant board shall adopt and administer rules that:
(1) establish the number of hours of continuing medical education the physician assistant board determines appropriate as a prerequisite to the renewal of a license under this chapter;
(2) require at least one-half of the hours of continuing medical education established under Subdivision (1) to be approved by the physician assistant board; and
(3) adopt a process to assess a license holder's participation in continuing medical education courses.
(b) The physician assistant board may require that a specified number of continuing medical education hours be completed informally, including through self-study and self-directed education.