Regulatory FAQs: Learn about medical practice rules and regulations
Answers to your questions about medical practice rules and regulations
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Medical board rules and regulations
Find help and news for managing medical board issues. Read TMLT resources and solutions for meeting TMB requirements.
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TMB guidelines for medical spas
With the growing popularity of medical spas comes an increased risk of malpractice lawsuits for physicians who offer medical spa services within their practices.
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You Received a Notice from the TMB — Now What?
Medefense covers legal expenses, fines, and penalties associated with disciplinary actions, such as actions by the TMB, a hospital review committee, or a federal regulatory agency.
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TMB rules for physicians who retire, close, or leave a practice
Retiring, closing, or leaving a practice? You can now notify patients electronically and on your website.
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How to report a Texas Medical Board complaint
Every TMLT policy includes Medefense coverage. Medefense covers legal expenses, fines, and penalties associated with disciplinary actions.
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TMB pain management rules
This presentation describes regulations around the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program and rules for physicians to comply with pain management legislation passed in 2019.
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TMB finalizes new CME requirements
Physicians in Texas must now meet two new CME requirements.
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TMB says PMP checks NOT required for inpatient prescribing
TMB issued guidance stating that checking the PMP is NOT required for inpatient care.
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TMB issues final rules for pain management
TMB rules for PMP checks, acute pain, and opioid CME requirements
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Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids
Texas physicians will soon be required to check the Texas Prescription Monitoring database before prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.
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Your guide to telemedicine
Get answers to the most frequently asked questions we receive on telemedicine.
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The Texas Medical Board: Then and now
A review of significant TMB changes and trends over the last 40 years.
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Charging for copies of medical records: Rules released
The amount you can charge for supplying copies of medical records has changed, according to new guidance from the OCR.
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New call coverage rules from the Texas Medical Board
In October 2016, the TMB adopted new call coverage rules.
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TMB rules you may not know but should, Part 1
Discussion of more challenging TMB rules: physician advertising, actions to take when leaving a medical practice, documentation of patient encounters, and documentation of prescriptions.
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TMB rules you may not know but should, Part 2
Discussion of more challenging TMB rules: new death certificate requirements, standing delegation rules, and office-based anesthesia rules.
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