TX HB5047

Requires all complaints filed against physicians with the Texas Medical Board to be sworn and notarized before the board can consider or act on them

Mandates the board notify physicians of the identity of expert physician reviewers participating in complaint reviews and include reviewer names in standard of care violation notices

Requires the board to provide at least 3 days' notice to affected physicians of the identity of panelists conducting informal meetings or proceedings

Requires formal hearing charges served on physicians to include the identity of any expert witnesses the board intends to call and copies of any written reports those experts prepared for the board

Prohibits the board from presenting expert testimony at State Office of Administrative Hearings formal hearings unless the expert was previously identified in the charges; applies to complaints and disciplinary actions initiated on or after September 1, 2025