HBA-NRS S.B. 152 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 152
By: Carona
Public Health
3/23/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that a person whose license to practice chiropractic
(chiropractic) has been revoked or suspended or against whom the Texas
Board of Chiropractic Examiners (TBCE) has imposed an administrative
penalty may appeal to district court in the county where the person
resides. TBCE incurs many costs in attending hearings on appeal around the
state and processing appeals-related information from several counties.
Because of the small size of TBCE, permitting appeals of such TBCE
decisions in Travis County alone would be more cost effective and would
allow for more uniformity within the appeals system. Senate Bill 152
provides that a chiropractic may only appeal a TBCE decision to a Travis
County district court. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 152 amends the Occupations Code to authorize a person whose
license to practice chiropractic has been revoked or suspended or against
whom the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners has imposed an
administrative penalty to appeal to a Travis County district court, rather
than to a district court in the county where the person resides. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.