expansion legislation the Texas Chiropractic Association plans to file in the 2013 session. Mr. Bragg urges physicians to pay attention to who’s prac- ticing medicine in their communities. “Physicians need to be very aware of the fact that there are practitioners out there who are trying to direct patients to themselves instead of to medical doctors. I’d encourage physi- cians to pay attention to ads and see who in their area is saying they can provide certain kinds of treatment. If a nonphysician practitioner is advertising procedures or treatments they’re not qualified to perform, a complaint needs to be made to TMB and to the board for the practitioner’s specific specialty.” Dr. Teuscher says TMA will continue to advocate on behalf
of Texas physicians and their patients for appropriate statu- tory limits for NPPs. TMA recognizes that physicians embrace their role as providers and supervisors of care and understand the responsibility and accountability they bear for properly delegated medical acts. The association believes lowering the standard of care doesn’t improve access to health care servic- es and calls on NPPs to practice at the highest level of their training and skills but not beyond. (See “NPPs Are Part of the Team,” page 20.)
TMA anticipates NPP groups will introduce bills during the 2013 legislative session permitting NPPs to practice medicine without earning a medical degree, Dr. Teuscher says. The association will work to support a medical care system that encourages a team-based approach to care while requiring all practitioners to meet appropriate education and training requirements. n
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