89R17105 DNC-F     By: Cunningham H.B. No. 5114       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to continuing medical education requirements for certain   physicians regarding adoption.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 156, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 156.061 to read as follows:          Sec. 156.061.  CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REGARDING TEXAS   ADOPTION LAW. (a)  A physician licensed under this subtitle who   submits an application for renewal of a registration permit and   whose practice includes treating pregnant women must complete not   less than two hours of continuing medical education related to   Texas adoption law.          (b)  Continuing medical education under this section must   include education regarding:                (1)  procedures for the termination of the parental   rights of an alleged biological father for the purpose of adoption   under Section 161.002, Family Code;                (2)  procedures for the voluntary termination of   parental rights before and after birth under Sections 161.102 and   161.103, Family Code;                (3)  procedures for a mother to authorize the release   of her newborn child from a hospital or birthing center to a   licensed child placing agency, the Department of Family and   Protective Services, or another designated person under Section   161.108, Family Code;                (4)  terms regarding limited post-termination contact   that may be included in an order terminating the parent-child   relationship under Section 161.2061, Family Code;                (5)  provisions for a designated emergency infant care   provider to take possession of an abandoned child under Section   262.302, Family Code;                (6)  financial assistance that a child-placing agency   may pay to an expectant mother as described by Section 25.08(b)(4),   Penal Code; and                (7)  differences between private adoption and foster   care adoption, including:                      (A)  the processes and legal requirements for   private adoption and foster care adoption;                      (B)  the role of private adoption agencies and the   Department of Family and Protective Services with respect to   facilitating adoption;                      (C)  support services available to expectant   mothers and adoptive families through private adoption and foster   care adoption; and                      (D)  the rights and responsibilities of birth   parents, adoptive parents, and this state in private adoption and   foster care adoption.          (c)  A physician must complete the hours required by   Subsection (a) in each of the first two renewal periods following   the issuance of the physician's initial registration permit under   this chapter, with at least one hour to be completed not later than   the first anniversary of the date of issuance.          (d)  After the period described by Subsection (c), a   physician must complete not less than two hours of continuing   medical education described by Subsection (b) every eight years.          (e)  The hours required by this section may be counted toward   the hours of continuing medical education completed to comply with   Section 156.051(a)(2).          (f)  The board shall adopt rules to implement this section,   including rules establishing content and approval requirements to   ensure the continuing medical education described by this section   aligns with current medical standards and guidelines.          SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas   Medical Board shall adopt the rules necessary to implement the   changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.