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The /
/health /
/and /
/safety /
/of /
/patients /
/shall /
/be /
/the /
/first /
/consideration /
/of /
/the /
/practitioner. /
/The /
/principal /
/objective //to //the //practitioner //is //to //render //service //to //humanity //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔T
iv. //TERMS—
staggered //
6/
/year //terms //(staggered //= //not //all //appointed //at //the //same //time), //Governor //appoints //successor
//- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔T
Board //Rule //§375.3 //"General" //provides //that:
"(a) //The //health //and //safety //of //patients //shall //be //the //first //consideration //of //the
Podiatric //Physician. //The //principal //objective //to //the //podiatric //profession //is //to
render //service //to //humanity. //A //Podiatric //Physician //shall //continually //strive //to
improve //his //medical //knowledge //and //skill //for //the //benefit //of //his //patients //and
colleagues. //The //Podiatric //Physician //shall //administer //to //patients //in //a
,professional //manner //and //to //the //best //of //his //ability. //Secrets //and //personal
information //entrusted //to //him //shall //be //held //inviolate //unless //disclosure //is
necessary //to //protect //the //welfare //of //the //individual //or //the //community. //A
Podiatric //Physician //shall //be //temperate //in //all //things //in //recognition //that //his
knowledge //and //skill //are //essential //to //public //health, //welfare, //and //human //life. //(b)
A //licensed //podiatric //physician //shall //conduct //his //practice //on //the //highest //plane
of /
/honesty, /
/integrity, /
/and /
/fair /
/dealing //and //shall //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Board //Rule //§375.3 //"General" //provides //that:
§102.001. //Soliciting //Patients; //Offense. //(a) //A //person //commits //an //offense //if //the //person
knowingly //offers //to //pay //or //agrees //to //accept, //directly //or //indirectly, //overtly //or //covertly //any
remuneration //in //cash //or //in //kind //to //or //from //another //for //securing //or //soliciting //a //patient //or
patronage //for //or //from //a //person //licensed, //certified, //or //registered //by //a //state //health //care
regulatory //agency. //(b) //Except //as //provided //by //Subsection //(c), //an //offense //under //this //section
is //
a //Class //A //misdemeanor. //(c) //An //offense //under //this //section //is //a //felony //of //the //third //degree
if /
/it //is //shown //on //the //trial //of //the //offense //that //the //person: //(1) //has //previously //been //convicted
of //an //offense //under //this //section; //or //(2) //was //employed //by //a //federal, //state, //or //local
government /
/at //the //time //of //the //offense. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Soliciting //Patients; //Offense.
i. //"Podiatric //Medical //Practice //Act, //Texas //Occupations //Code, //Chapter //202" //(Statute)
ii. //"Title //22—Part //18 //Texas //Administrative //Code" //(Rules) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔
,of /
/July /
/30th, /
/2010, /
/the //Texas //Supreme //Court //has //made //a //final //decision //on //the //podiatry //scope //of //practice.
2. /
/Scope /
/of /
/practice /
/had //then //been //a //matter //for //final //determination //to //be //decided //by //the //Texas //Legislature. //
3. /
/The //82nd //Legislative //Session //began //in //January //2011 //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔i. //Scope //of
//Practice:
6. //"Podiatry"—
the /
/treatment /
/of /
/or /
/offer /
/to /
/treat /
/any /
/disease, /
/disorder, /
/physical /
/injury, /
/deformity /
/or /
/ailment /
/of //the //human //foot //by //any //system //or //method. //The //term //includes //"podiatric //medicine"
7. //Practice //of //Podiatry //is //limited //to //the //treatment //of //the //"Foot/Ankle"
i. //
iii. //TSBPME //DOES //make //recommendations
, iv. /
/WETHER /
/OR /
/NOT /
/PRIVILEGES /
/ARE /
/GRANTED /
/IS //
A/
/MATTER /
/FOR /
/LOCAL /
/CONTROL //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔With /
/regards /
/to /
/ALL /
/credentialing/privileging /
/issues, /
/that //is //a //matter //for //LOCAL //CONTROL //between //podiatrist //& //facility //= //Texas //Health //& //Safety
//Code //Subchapter //E
ii. //The //Board //is //NOT //authorized //to //order //any //hospital //to //grant //privileges
Chapter //373—
Rules /
/Governing /
/Advertising //
&/
/Practice /
/Identification //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. /
/Notify /
/board /
/of /
/Practice //