Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lucy Sisniega to the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, his office announced.
Sisniega is the owner and president of S&S Commercial Real Estate and the owner and chief executive officer of M&L Wholesalers and Importers. She is also on the Midland Development Corporation Board, is a board member of the Midland Chamber of Commerce and chairs the Midland Planning and Zoning Commission.
For more than two decades, she has contributed to various civic and community initiatives, including the Crisis Center of West Texas, Hospice of Midland, the Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Midland, and Midland Dress for Success, the governor's release said.
The medical radiology board is an advisory board to the Texas Medical Board (TMB). Together they regulate the practice of radiologic technology as required by the Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Act, Chapter 601, Occupations Code,” the Texas Medical Board website says.
The TMB licenses and regulates Texas physicians, its website says. The TMB staff also serves as staff for the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, the Texas Physician Assistant Board, the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, and the Texas Board of Respiratory Care.
Sisniega's appointment runs through Feb. 1, 2029.
“As required by SB 202 passed in 2015 by the 84th Texas Legislature, the Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology is an advisory board to the medical board and consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: Four medical radiologic technologists who each have at least five years of experience as a medical radiologic technologist, two physicians licensed in this state who supervise medical radiologic technologists, and three members who represent the public,” the TMB website says.