Texas Medical Board

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) is the state agency mandated to regulate the practice of medicine by Doctors of Medicine (MDs) and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) in Texas. The board is composed of twelve physician members and seven public members, each appointed to a six-year term by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The full board is required to meet at least four times a year but customarily convenes five times a year. Typical Board business includes interviewing licensure candidates, considering disciplinary matters and adopting substantive and procedural rules, it delegates much of its work to committees, whose recommendations are then submitted for the full board's approval. Additionally, board committees address a variety of important issues. The board's mission is to make sure to enhance and protect the publics health and welfare by maintaining standards used in regulating the practice of medicine and ensuring the health care for the citizens.