Tex. OCC Code § 163.001. DEFINITIONS.
In this chapter:
(1) "Committee" means a district review committee.
(2) "District" means a district established under Section 163.002 .
DISTRICT REVIEW COMMITTEES
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in effectTex. OCC Code § 163.002. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS.
(a) The board shall designate:
(1) the number of districts; and
(2) the geographic area of a district composed of various counties.
(b) The board may revise, as it considers appropriate and after a public hearing, the number of districts and the designation of the counties located in a district.
(c) If the number of districts or a county's designation in a district is revised, the board shall follow the same procedure that applied to the initial designation.
Tex. OCC Code § 163.003. COMMITTEE.
(a) A committee consists of seven members appointed by the governor, as follows:
(1) three physician members who are doctors of medicine (M.D.);
(2) one physician member who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.); and
(3) three public members.
(b) A member must:
(1) have resided in the district for longer than three years before the date of the appointment; and
(2) meet the qualifications for:
(A) physician members of the board under Section 152.002 , if the member is a physician member; or
(B) public members of the board under Section 152.002 , if the member is a public member.
(c) A member of the committee serves a six-year term.
(d) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.
(e) A member of the committee is entitled to receive a per diem for actual duty in the same manner provided for board members.
(f) A member of a committee is subject to law and the rules of the board, including Sections 152.004 , 152.006 , and 152.010 , as if the committee member were a member of the board, except that a committee member is not subject to Chapter 572 , Government Code. The training program a committee member must complete under Section 152.010 shall be an abbreviated version of the program under that section that is limited to training relevant to serving on a committee.
Tex. OCC Code § 163.004. BOARD RULES REGARDING COMMITTEES.
The board may adopt rules reasonably necessary to implement this chapter relating to:
(1) per diem and expenses of committee members;
(2) matters to be heard or considered by a committee;
(3) the conduct of committee hearings;
(4) the authority the board may delegate to a committee; and
(5) other matters regarding the actions, duties, and responsibilities of a committee.
Tex. OCC Code § 163.005. COMMITTEE AUTHORITY LIMITED.
A committee may not finally dispose of a complaint against a person licensed by the board or issue a final order or rule. The board shall finally dispose of each complaint against a person licensed by the board and has the sole authority to issue final orders and rules.
Tex. OCC Code § 163.0045. ASSISTANCE TO BOARD.
The board may request members of a committee to participate in an informal meeting under Section 164.003 . A physician committee member who participates in an informal meeting on a complaint relating to medical competency must have the qualifications of a member of an expert panel under Section 154.056 (e).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419 ), Sec. 1.33, eff. September 1, 2005.