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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 177BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
SUBCHAPTER EPHYSICIAN CALL COVERAGE MEDICAL SERVICES
RULE §177.20Call Coverage Minimum Requirements

(a) Physicians may provide medical services through a call coverage agreement (CCA) to established patients of another physician. The CCA may be oral or written.

(b) The covering physician must provide to the patients' primary physician(s) who are parties to the CCA a report about the medical intervention or advice provided. The parties to the CCA can determine the timing and method in which the report is provided and who should receive the report.


Source Note: The provisions of this §177.20 adopted to be effective October 9, 2016, 41 TexReg 7714; amended to be effective March 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 1864

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