• LGBTQHS Member Comments 2026-27 Proposed Resolutions

  • Review the proposed resolutions requesting authorship from the LGBTQ Health Section (LGBTQHS). Submit comments by Sunday, Nov. 1. 

    Please note: This is a comment and feedback period only. Voting to advance the following resolutions to the TMA House of Delegates will begin the week of Dec. 14, 2026.

    When providing feedback, remember the TMA Six Principles of Professional Decorum.

  • Ensuring Protections of Patient Privacy and Confidentiality from Excess Outside Influence

  • Note: A complete draft of this resolution has been submitted. View the full draft text.

    RESOLVED, that the TMA opposes governmental requests for overly broad identifiable patient medical records from physicians, other healthcare professionals, and healthcare institutions when such requests are not narrowly tailored to the legitimate investigative purpose and may reasonably deter the provision of lawful, evidence-based medical care, and

     

    RESOLVED, that the TMA advocates that governmental requests for identifiable medical records be narrowly tailored, satisfied by minimum necessary disclosures, and minimizes undue interference into patient privacy and the patient-physician relationship; and

     

    RESOLVED, that TMA supports governmental agencies refraining from the use of investigative authority in ways that reasonably discourage physicians from exercising evidence-based, medically appropriate care and patients seeking evidence-based, medically appropriate care.

  • Ensuring Protections of Patient Privacy and Confidentiality from Excess Outside Influence*

  • Professional Name Use by Physicians

  • Note: A complete draft of this resolution has been submitted. View the full draft text.

     

    RESOLVED, That the Texas Medical Association support the ability of physicians to use a professional name that differs from the name under which they are licensed in professional and clinical settings, provided that the professional name is clearly linked to the physician’s licensed identity and does not obscure the physician’s credentials or licensure status; and be it further


    RESOLVED, That the Texas Medical Association advocate for revision of Texas Medical Board policies to permit physicians to use professional names that differ from the names under which they are licensed, provided that professional names remain clearly linked to physicians’ licensed identities and credentials.

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