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Medical boards license physicians, investigate complaints, discipline those who violate the law, conduct physician evaluations, and facilitate the rehabilitation of physicians where appropriate. The FSMB's mission calls for "continual improvement in the quality, safety and integrity of health care through the development and promotion of high ...
Winkler County, Texas. The Winkler County nurse whistleblower case was a series of legal proceedings in West Texas concerning the retaliation against two nurses who submitted an anonymous state medical board complaint against a physician in 2009.
The rules can help physicians understand how the board will review challenges to their medical licenses, but they cannot protect doctors who might face civil or criminal charges over alleged ...
A doctor convicted of providing an illegal abortion in Texas can face up to 99 years in prison, a $100,000 fine and lose their medical license. Zaafran said the board decided against listing ...
The Texas Medical Board’s upcoming discussion comes after Texas attorneys and lobbyists Amy and Steve Bresnen, who are married, filed a petition with the board seeking guidance on when an ...
As illustrated in Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas v Bush, 122 S.W. 3d 835 (Tex. 2003), "following orders" may not protect nurses and other non-physicians from liability when committing negligent acts. Relying on vicarious liability or direct corporate negligence, claims may also be brought against hospitals, clinics, managed care ...
The Texas Medical Board, composed of 11 physicians and 5 public members appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, first proposed its new rules governing when doctors can legally perform an abortion in March ...
The Texas Medical Board (TMB [1]) is the state agency mandated to regulate the practice of medicine by Doctors of Medicine (MDs) and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) in Texas. The Board consists of 12 physician members and seven public members appointed for a six-year term by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.