89R11168 RAL-D     By: Bryant H.B. No. 4974       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the   automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses   for certain criminal offenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 108.051(1), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:                (1)  "Health care professional" means:                      (A)  a dentist licensed under Subtitle D;                      (B)  a dental hygienist licensed under Chapter   262;                      (C)  a hearing instrument fitter and dispenser   licensed under Chapter 402;                      (D)  a nurse, including an advanced practice   registered nurse, licensed under Chapter 301;                      (E)  an occupational therapist licensed under   Chapter 454;                      (F)  an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist   licensed under Chapter 351;                      (G)  a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J;                      (H)  a physical therapist licensed under Chapter   453;                      (I)  a physician licensed under Subtitle B;                      (J)  a physician assistant licensed under Chapter   204;                      (K)  a podiatrist licensed under Chapter 202;                      (L)  a psychologist licensed under Chapter 501;   and                      (M)  [a social worker licensed under Chapter 505;   and                      [(N)]  a speech-language pathologist or   audiologist licensed under Chapter 401.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.