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  89R8844 MPF-D     By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 3435       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the process by which a hospital makes certain   determinations regarding medical staff privileges.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 241.101, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (g) to   read as follows:           (c-1)     The process used to determine whether to grant or deny   medical staff privileges or to renew or modify medical staff   privileges must be an objective process during which criteria   adopted by the hospital for that purpose are applied in a consistent   manner to each person requesting medical staff privileges or the   renewal or modification of medical staff privileges.          (g)  A hospital's [ bylaw ] requirements for staff privileges ,   including requirements contained in the hospital's bylaws or any   other hospital policy, may require a physician, podiatrist, or   dentist to document the person's current clinical competency and   professional training and experience in the medical procedures for   which privileges are requested.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.