Texas § OC.162.106 - INSPECTIONS
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§ OC.162.106. INSPECTIONS
INSPECTIONS. (a) The board may conduct inspections of a physician's equipment and office procedures that relate to the provision of anesthesia in an outpatient setting as necessary to enforce this subchapter. (b) The board may establish a risk-based inspection process in which the board conducts inspections based on the length of time since: (1) the equipment and outpatient setting were last inspected; and (2) the physician submitted to inspection. (c) The board may contract with another state agency or qualified person to conduct the inspections. (d) Unless it would jeopardize an ongoing investigation, the board shall provide at least five business days' notice before conducting an on-site inspection under this section. (e) The board shall maintain a record of the outpatient settings in which physicians provide anesthesia. (f) A physician who provides anesthesia in an outpatient setting shall inform the board of any other physician with whom the physician shares equipment used to administer anesthesia. (g) This section does not require the board to make an on-site inspection of a physician's office. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1231 (H.B. 1504 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section OC.162.106 ("INSPECTIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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