HB 3435
AN ACT relating to the process by which a hospital makes certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Mandates that hospitals use an objective, consistent process when granting, denying, renewing, or modifying medical staff privileges for physicians, podiatrists, and dentists. Hospitals must apply predetermined criteria fairly to all applicants and can require documentation of current clinical competency, professional training, and medical procedure experience. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, ensuring a more standardized and transparent approach to medical staff credentialing.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the process by which a hospital makes certain determinations regarding medical staff privileges. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 241.101, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (g) to (c-1) The process used to determine whether to grant or deny medical staff privileges or to renew or modify medical staff privileges must be an objective process during which criteria adopted by the hospital for that purpose are applied in a consistent manner to each person requesting medical staff privileges or the renewal or modification of medical staff privileges. (g) A hospital's [bylaw] requirements for staff privileges, including requirements contained in the hospital's bylaws or any other hospital policy, may require a physician, podiatrist, or dentist to document the person's current clinical competency and professional training and experience in the medical procedures for which privileges are requested. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Hospitals and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the process by which a hospital makes certain
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