The road to recovery. New law removes one barrier to rehabilitation for impaired physicians.
In its handling of impaired physicians since the late '80s, the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (TSBME) seemed limited to wielding a proverbial stick. But thanks to a new Texas law, TSBME also can now hold out a carrot to impaired physicians who will report themselves to the board.
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