Pain management clinic certification facts
A pain management clinic may not operate in Texas unless the owner and operator is a medical director who:
• Is licensed to practice medicine in Texas; • Has an active, unrestricted medical license; and • Holds a certificate of registration for the pain man- agement clinic.
In addition, the owner and operator of a pain man- agement clinic, a clinic employee, or a person with whom the clinic contracts for services may not:
• Have been denied, by any jurisdiction, a license issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or a state public safety agency under which the person may prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance;
• Have held a license issued by the DEA or a state public safety agency in any jurisdiction, under which the person may prescribe, dispense, admin- ister, supply, or sell a controlled substance, that has been restricted; or
• Have been subject to disciplinary action by any licensing entity for conduct that was a result of inappropriately prescribing, dispensing, adminis- tering, supplying, or selling a controlled substance.
A pain management clinic may not be owned wholly or partly by a person who has been convicted of, pled no contest to, or received deferred adjudica- tion for:
• A felony offense; or • A misdemeanor offense related to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs or a controlled sub- stance.
The medical director of a pain management clinic must annually ensure that all personnel are:
• Properly licensed (if applicable); • Trained with, but not limited to, 10 hours of con- tinuing medical education related to pain manage- ment; and
• Qualified for employment.
Certificates are valid for two years. Certificate holders have a 180-day grace period from the expira- tion date to renew the certificate; however, a clinic may not continue to operate while the certificate is expired. Regulations regarding the registration and opera- tion of pain management clinics do not apply to:
• A medical or dental school or an outpatient clinic associated with a medical or dental school;
• A hospital, including any outpatient facility or clinic of a hospital;
• A hospice established under state or federal law; • A facility maintained or operated by the state of Texas;
• A clinic maintained or operated by the United States;
• A nonprofit health organization certified by the Texas Medical Board under Chapter 177 of board rules;
• A clinic owned or operated by a physician who treats patients within the physician’s area of spe- cialty who personally uses other forms or treat- ment, including surgery, with the issuance of a prescription for a majority of the patients; or
• A clinic owned or operated by an advanced prac- tice nurse licensed in the state who treats patients in the nurse’s area of specialty and uses other forms of treatment with the issuance of a prescrip- tion for a majority of the patients.
Source: Texas Medical Board
July 2011 TEXAS MEDICINE 43
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