Learn about the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program and how to comply with pain management legislation passed in 2019.
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Physicians in Texas must now meet two new CME requirements.

TMB releases rules for PMP checks, acute pain prescribing limits, and opioid CME requirements

TMB urges caution around questionable COVID-19 treatments

Updated May 15 — TMB has issued guidance on the new minimum standards for physician practices during COVID-19

Rules establish minimum standards for safe practice and requires practices to post those standards.

The TMB clarifies how Governor Abbott's updated restrictions apply

The governor's revisions include new exceptions to the rules for postponing procedures.

TMB issues guidance "to help patients and licensees navigate providing care as much as possible."

Physicians could face license suspension for failure to follow governor’s COVID-19 orders

TMB tells physicians to postpone all non-urgent elective procedures

On-demand webinar discussing: HIPAA and patient privacy; sharing PHI with public health authorities; and preparing for coronavirus in your practice.

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.

With the growing popularity of medical spas comes an increased risk of malpractice lawsuits for physicians who offer medical spa services within their practices.

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has issued a statement to update physicians on the TMB’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Overview of your TMLT coverages: Medefense, Cyber liability, EPLI, and Medical Director.

A review of significant TMB changes and trends over the last 40 years.

Texas physicians will soon be required to check the Texas Prescription Monitoring database before prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.

The amount you can charge for supplying copies of medical records has changed, according to new guidance from the OCR.

During registration, physicians must answer questions regarding any status changes since their last renewal. However, certain answers or omissions can trigger an investigation by the Board.