Healthcare Independence
115. Texas Medical Practice Act
To protect the rights of both patients and physicians, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) should adopt the following provisions in the Texas Medical Practice Act:
a) Protect the right of patients to choose natural solutions, including chiropractic care, to their health problems, as well as the physician’s right to provide natural solutions for health problems.
b) Protect physicians from interference by the TMB or the Texas State Board of Pharmacy in the physician’s treatment plans or prescriptions. 22 Table of Contents
c) Eliminate confidential complaints against physicians.
d) Eliminate anonymous medical witnesses against physicians.
e) Mandate legal due process in all TMB proceedings.
f) Allow physicians the right to have a complaint against them tried in a state district court, rather than in an administrative law court.
g) Prohibit TMB members from working for insurance, pharmaceutical companies, or hospitals while serving on the board, to prevent conflict of interest.
h) Prohibit intimidation tactics by TMB lawyers against physicians.
