TMB follows this Mission statement:
"Our mission is to protect and enhance the public's health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining
... [Show More] standards of excellence used in regulation g the practice of medicine and ensuring quality health care for the citizens of Texas through licensure, discipline and education.
As part of the Medical Board's authority to implement the will of the legislature, the TMB can write rules which have the regulatory effect of law. This is because which article?
Article 2 Ss 1 of the Constitution of the State of Texas provides for a separation of powers between the three branches of the government-the legislative, the executive and judicial branches. The legislature may delegate to an administrative agency the power to make rules which have the effect of law.
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The Medical Practice Act is a law passed by the Texas legislature that governs the practice of medicine in Texas. It gives the TMB authority to
draft rules to perform its duties, regulate the practice of medicine and to enforce provisions of the Medical Practice Act.
Chapter 601 of the Texas Occupations Code contains laws passed by
The Texas legislature related to the regulation of radiologic technology and the establishment of the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology.
Chapter 601 requires that every applicant for a certificate or registration to practice radiologic technology in Texas to pass
The jurisprudence exam.
The jurisprudence exam is designed to
test applicants' knowledge of their legal obligations as medical radiologic technologist in Texas.
There may be other laws and rules that certified medical technologist ("MRTs") are obligated to follow that are not tested by the jurisprudence exam and do not fall within the Authority of the Texas Medical Board. However,
this study guide contains a description of many of the different laws and rules that an MRT, LMRT, or NCT should understand, as well as all the different topics that may come up on the jurisprudence exam.
The Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology is
An advisory board to the Texas Medical Board.
The advisory board consists of
nine members appointed by the governor with the the advice and consent of the senate.
The advisory board members are
4 medical radiologic technologist who each have at least five years of experience as a MRT; 2 physicians licensed in the state who supervise MRT's; and 3 members bow represent the public.
Appointments to the advisory board are made
without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or origin of the appointee.
As an advisory board to the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology relies on The Medical Board for all administrative functions. Practically, this means
That the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology relies on the Texas Medical Board for processing applications, investigations & enforcement, budgeting & human resources.
The Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology does not have any
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