SB 2207

relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 153.002, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may not adopt
rules that regulate the advertising of physicians as "board
(1)  was initially certified by:
(A)  a medical specialty member board of the
American Board of Medical Specialties;
(B)  a medical specialty member board of the
American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic
(C)  the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial
(D)  any other certifying organization if the
organization submits to the board documentation that the certifying
(i)  has certification requirements that are
substantially equivalent to the requirements of the medical
specialty member boards under Paragraph (A) or (B);
(ii)  requires members to complete an
examination that has been psychometrically evaluated for
validation and administered by a testing organization that tests
knowledge and skills in the applicable specialty or subspecialty;
(iii)  requires members to have successfully
completed postgraduate training accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic
Association in the applicable specialty or subspecialty;
(iv)  uses appropriate peer-review
(v)  has a total membership of at least 100
licensed members, fellows, diplomates, or certificate holders from
at least one-third of the states in the United States;
(vi)  is exempt from the payment of federal
income taxes under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c) of that
(vii)  has a permanent headquarters and
(2)  in the advertising identifies the certifying
organization by which the physician is certified.
(d)  The board may not charge a fee or require submission of
an application by a certifying organization described by Subsection
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.