/tags/texas-medical-board Texas Medical Board en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:50:46 GMT /health/2024-03-22/texas-medical-board-proposes-emergency-abortion-guidance-for-doctors The state agency will collect public comment on the proposed rule for at least 30 days before it can be considered for final approval. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:50:46 GMT /health/2024-03-22/texas-medical-board-proposes-emergency-abortion-guidance-for-doctors Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-03-14/tmb-abortion-ban-emergency-exceptions-for-mothers-life The state agency is responding to a petition from two attorneys to clear up ambiguity about when emergency abortions are allowed. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:37:25 GMT /health/2024-03-14/tmb-abortion-ban-emergency-exceptions-for-mothers-life Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-01-24/emergency-abortion-guidance-texas-medical-board Doctors have been hesitant about providing care because of fear of criminal prosecution. A new petition to the Texas Medical Board asks for clarity regarding when emergency abortions are allowed. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:14:28 GMT /health/2024-01-24/emergency-abortion-guidance-texas-medical-board Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-01-16/texas-medical-board-asked-to-issue-guidance-on-state-abortion-laws Two lawyers filed a petition Tuesday that asks the board to clarify what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion laws. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:06:10 GMT /health/2024-01-16/texas-medical-board-asked-to-issue-guidance-on-state-abortion-laws Madaleine Rubin /2019-12-20/texas-set-to-implement-tough-surprise-billing-law-after-loophole-gets-shot-down Texas will enact a law on Jan. 1 to prevent consumers from getting hit with surprise medical bills. The law survived last-minute efforts to write rules that would have gutted it. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:45:33 GMT /2019-12-20/texas-set-to-implement-tough-surprise-billing-law-after-loophole-gets-shot-down Ashley Lopez /health/2019-12-06/after-controversy-texas-medical-board-is-no-longer-writing-rules-for-surprise-bill-law The Texas Medical Board will no longer be writing the rules for a new law outlawing surprise medical bills for some Texans. The law goes into effect Jan.� Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:57:48 GMT /health/2019-12-06/after-controversy-texas-medical-board-is-no-longer-writing-rules-for-surprise-bill-law Ashley Lopez /health/2019-06-28/doctors-sue-over-texas-ban-on-selling-prescription-drugs-from-their-offices Two Texas doctors are suing the state over a law prohibiting them from selling prescription drugs to their patients.The plaintiffs � a family physician in� Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:14:55 GMT /health/2019-06-28/doctors-sue-over-texas-ban-on-selling-prescription-drugs-from-their-offices Ashley Lopez