The bill, H.B. No. 4380, aims to establish a requirement for an occupational license to practice magnetic resonance imaging physics in Texas. It amends the Occupations Code by defining "magnetic resonance imaging physics" as a branch of medical physics that involves radiofrequency radiation and the associated equipment. Additionally, it introduces the term "medical board" to refer specifically to the Texas Medical Board. The bill also updates the definition of "radiological physics" to include magnetic resonance imaging physics and medical health physics, while removing references to medical nuclear physics and therapeutic radiological physics from the previous list.

Furthermore, the bill stipulates that a medical physicist must hold a license for specific specialties, including diagnostic radiological physics and magnetic resonance imaging physics, among others. The Texas Medical Board is tasked with adopting necessary rules to implement these changes by the effective date of September 1, 2025. Overall, this legislation seeks to enhance the regulation and professional standards within the field of medical physics in Texas.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Occupations Code 602.002, Occupations Code 602.201 (Occupations Code 602)