Tex. Occ. Code § 167.005 · Chapter 167. TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM
TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The Texas Physician Health Program is established to promote:
(1) physician and physician assistant wellness; and
(2) treatment of all health conditions that have the potential to compromise the physician's or physician assistant's ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety, including mental health issues, substance abuse issues, and addiction issues.
(b) The program is a confidential, nondisciplinary therapeutic program for physicians and physician assistants.
(c) The program is administratively attached to the board.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 292), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.167.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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