![]() You should not rely on this information when dealing with personal legal matters rather legal advice from retained legal counsel should be sought. While every effort is made to ensure that content is complete, accurate and timely, TMA cannot guarantee the accuracy and totality of the information contained in this publication and assumes no legal responsibility for loss or damages resulting from the use of this content. The patient’s preferences, if any, should be honored. The patient should be notified about the change in provider. Facilitate Patients' Transition to a New Provider. This is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. If your practice charges the patient for the photocopying costs, inform the patient of the fee. ![]() NOTICE: The Texas Medical Association provides this information with the express understanding that 1) no attorney-client relationship exists, 2) neither TMA nor its attorneys are engaged in providing legal advice and 3) that the information is of a general character. Please also see TMA's resource page for closing or selling your practice. Here's the notice of the rule changes.Īttached please find TMA's Office of the General Counsel white paper on Notice to Patients Upon Departure of a Physician. The rule also provides exceptions from notice provisions for certain types of medical practices, including locum tenens and hospital-based practitioners. Physicians now have the option to post a notice on their website instead of placing an ad in the newspaper, and they now have the option to email (compliant with state and federal law) each current patient rather than send them a letter. NOTICE: Effective Sept 10, 2019, Texas Medical Board (TMB) has amended their rules regarding patient notifi cation when a physician leaves a practice, moves, retires, or is otherwise unavailable to patients - see Chapter 165 Medical Records, 165.5 Transfer and Disposal of Medical Records
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