Download release forms for New Mexico patients to sign
THE PASSAGE of House Bill 270 by the New Mexico Legislature allows Texas physicians to obtain a signed agreement from New Mexico patients stating that should they wish to file a lawsuit they will do so in Texas court. To help physicians take advantage of the law’s protections, the Texas Alli- ance for Patient Access (TAPA) has de- veloped two forms, one for emergency treatment and one for voluntary treat- ment. To download the forms (English or bilingual), visit the TMA website,
www.texmed.org/HB 270forms. In consultation with an attorney,
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TMA suggests physicians who treat New Mexico patients or patients liv- ing in other states consider adopting this language in the practice forms patients sign. HB 270, which TMA and TAPA supported, took effect on July 1. Learn more about the bill and the legal battle that threatens Texas physicians’ liabil- ity protections when treating patients from New Mexico by reading “Access Preserved” in the June issue of Texas Medicine, pages 22–28, or visit www
.texmed.org/AccessPreserved.
Marriage and family therapists can’t diagnose
IN A SCOPE-OF-PRACTICE victory for medicine, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists’ (MFT’s) diagnostic assess- ment rule exceeds the scope of mar- riage and family therapy. Marriage and family therapists can’t diagnose. On Dec. 31, 2015, TMA filed a re-
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sponse brief with the Texas Supreme Court in regard to Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists and Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy v. Texas Medical Association. The brief argued
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