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Tex. Occ. Code § 164.060 (2026)

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Sec. 164.060. REPORT OF BOARD ACTIONS. (a) Not later than the first working day after the date a board order is issued taking disciplinary action against a physician, the board shall report the action to the appropriate health care facilities and hospitals, if known by the board.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board takes disciplinary action against a physician, the board shall report that action, in writing, to:

(1) the appropriate health care facilities and hospitals, if not previously notified in writing;

(2) professional societies of physicians in this state;

(3) the entity responsible for the administration of Medicare and Medicaid in this state;

(4) the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services or the secretary's designee; and

(5) the complainant.

(c) If the board, during its review of a complaint against a physician, discovers an act or omission that may constitute a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a violation of state or federal narcotics or controlled substance laws, an offense involving fraud or abuse under the Medicare or Medicaid programs, or a violation of the workers' compensation laws under Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code, the board shall immediately report that act or omission to the appropriate prosecuting and regulatory authorities.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the board may exercise discretion in the case of an impaired physician who is actively participating in board-approved or sanctioned care, counseling, or treatment.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 35, eff. June 10, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: Hernandez Caruso v. Texas Med. Bd. (W.D. Tex. 2024).
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Robert W. Van Boven M.D., D.D.S. v. Scott Freshour, Margaret McNeese, Chris Palazola, Amy Swanholm, Timothy Webb, & Sherif Zaafran, M.D., in Their Off. Capacities as Officers of the Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. 2022). · cites it 2× “8 (designating the National Practitioner Data Bank as the report recipient); TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(4) (“Not later than the 30th day after the date the board takes disciplinary action against a physician, the board shall report that action, in writing, to .”
Robert W. Van Boven M.D., D.D.S. v. Scott Freshour, Margaret McNeese, Chris Palazola, Amy Swanholm, Timothy Webb, & Sherif Zaafran, M.D., in Their Off. Capacities as Officers of the Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. 2022). · cites it 2× “TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(4). No one disputes that the Board reported its disciplinary actions against Dr.”
Hernandez Caruso v. Texas Med. Bd. (W.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 2× “” TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(2), (4); see also 42 U.”
Hernandez Caruso v. Texas Med. Bd. (5th Cir. 2025). · cites it 2× “25-50014 move from State to State without disclosure or discovery of the physician’s previous damaging or incompetent performance”); Tex. Occ. Code § 164.060(b)(4). B In 2006, Caruso received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic…”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 164.060(b)(2) — 1 case
Hernandez Caruso v. Texas Med. Bd. (W.D. Tex. 2024). “” TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(2), (4); see also 42 U.”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 164.060(b)(4) — 4 cases
Robert W. Van Boven M.D., D.D.S. v. Scott Freshour, Margaret McNeese, Chris Palazola, Amy Swanholm, Timothy Webb, & Sherif Zaafran, M.D., in Their Off. Capacities as Officers of the Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. 2022). “8 (designating the National Practitioner Data Bank as the report recipient); TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(4) (“Not later than the 30th day after the date the board takes disciplinary action against a physician, the board shall report that action, in writing, to .”
Robert W. Van Boven M.D., D.D.S. v. Scott Freshour, Margaret McNeese, Chris Palazola, Amy Swanholm, Timothy Webb, & Sherif Zaafran, M.D., in Their Off. Capacities as Officers of the Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. 2022). “TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(4). No one disputes that the Board reported its disciplinary actions against Dr.”
Hernandez Caruso v. Texas Med. Bd. (5th Cir. 2025). “25-50014 move from State to State without disclosure or discovery of the physician’s previous damaging or incompetent performance”); Tex. Occ. Code § 164.060(b)(4). B In 2006, Caruso received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic…”
Hernandez Caruso v. Texas Med. Bd. (W.D. Tex. 2024). “” TEX. OCC. CODE § 164.060(b)(2), (4); see also 42 U.”
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