Read the Texas Medical Practice Act, Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 151 et. seq., and answer the following (make sure you read the statute (law) and not the Texas Medical Board regulations):

*Note: I know that you are not all from Texas and the Texas Medical Practice Act may not apply to your interests, BUT the objective of this assignment is for you to research a health care professional licensure statute (law) to become familiar with how laws are written, to understand professional licensure better and to locate key points within the statute. For grading to be objective, you all must use the same standard.

1. Identify the Board/Agency authorized to implement licensure under the statute and state the mission of the Board/Agency.
2. How is the licensee or profession defined?
3. What is the composition of the Board/Agency (i.e. how many members, qualifications, etc.)
4. What are the powers and duties of the Board/Agency?
5. What are the key requirements for licensure of the professional (physician)?
6. What are the responsibilities of the Board/Agency regarding complaint investigation and disciplinary action?
7. How does the role of the Board/Agency further the quality of healthcare in the State? To clarify the week 5 writing assignment, please read and answer the questions from the Texas Occupational Code, Chapter 151 et seq. (literally meaning "and the following"). You will need to look at some of the chapters following Ch. 151 to answer the questions appropriately and get familiar with the entire statute. For ease, you can go to the Texas Medical Board website and find the link to the statute. Make sure your read the statute, and not the regulations or a summary of the statute. Again, this statute may not be applicable to your practice/profession, but the intent is for you to "dive into" a statute and be able to obtain valuable information.
8. Your written discussion is limited to five hundred words or less. Provide a final Word Count with your submission.