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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 130PODIATRIC MEDICINE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER DDOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
RULE §130.47Hyperbaric Oxygen Certificate--Application Requirements and Guidelines

(a) A practitioner may apply, on a department-approved form and pay the required fee, for a certificate to supervise and administer hyperbaric oxygen following the published recommendations of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc. (UHMS) and within the credentials and bylaws of the hospital that operates the hyperbaric unit with the following stipulations:

  (1) A practitioner practicing hyperbaric oxygen must do so in a hospital setting.

  (2) The practitioner must, in addition, show evidence of attendance and successful completion of a hyperbaric medicine team training course that is recognized by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. That person may only utilize hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of the foot as recognized by the Podiatric Medical Practice Act.

  (3) Prior to administering hyperbaric oxygen, a practitioner must have on file with the department documentation certifying compliance with the above requirements.

(b) The Hyperbaric Oxygen Certificate is valid for one year and must be renewed annually by submitting a registration application, and paying the required fee.

(c) Certificate holders must inform the department of any address change or change of hospital setting no later than ten (10) business days after the change is made.

(d) A hyperbaric oxygen certificate must be clearly displayed in the office alongside the original license.


Source Note: The provisions of this §130.47 adopted to be effective November 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 6953

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