Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
Chapter 186 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS
Section 186.29 - Report of Impairment on Registration Form
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 186.29
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) A respiratory care practitioner who reports an impairment that affects his or her ability to actively practice as a respiratory care practitioner as defined by §186.4(d)of this chapter (relating to Procedural Rules and Qualifications for Certificate Applicants) shall be given written notice of the following:
(1) based on the respiratory care
practitioner's impairment, he or she may request:
(A) to be placed on retired status pursuant
to §
186.28 of
this chapter (relating to Retired Certificate);
(B) to have the respiratory care
practitioner's certificate converted to inactive status as defined under §
186.8 of
this chapter (relating to Inactive Certificate) if the respiratory care
practitioner's impairment is solely physical;
(C) to voluntarily surrender the respiratory
care practitioner's certificate pursuant to §
186.26
of this chapter (relating to Voluntary Relinquishment or Surrender of
Respiratory Care Practitioner Certificate); or
(D) to be referred to the Texas Physician
Health Program pursuant to Chapter 180 of this title (relating to Texas
Physician Health Program and Rehabilitation Orders); and
(2) that failure to respond to the written
notice or otherwise not comply with paragraph (1) of this subsection within 45
days shall result in a referral to the advisory board's Investigation Division
for possible disciplinary action.
(b) The advisory board shall provide written notice as described in subsection (a) of this section within 30 days of receipt of the certificate holder's registration form indicating the certificate holder's impairment.
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