PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 101A.151.
in effect(a) The oversight committee shall establish a peer review committee. The chief executive officer, with approval by a simple majority of the oversight committee members, shall appoint as members to the peer review committee:
(1) experts in fields related to dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders, including research, health care, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease treatment and prevention, and other study areas; and
(2) trained patient advocates who meet the qualifications adopted under Subsection (c).
(b) The oversight committee shall adopt a written policy on in-state or out-of-state residency requirements for peer review committee members.
(c) The oversight committee shall adopt rules regarding the qualifications required of a trained patient advocate for membership on the peer review committee. The rules must require the trained patient advocate to successfully complete science-based training.
(d) A peer review committee member may receive an honorarium. Subchapter B , Chapter 2254 , Government Code, does not apply to an honorarium the member receives under this chapter.
(e) The chief executive officer, in consultation with the oversight committee, shall adopt a policy regarding honoraria and document any change in the amount of honoraria paid to a peer review committee member, including information explaining the basis for that change.
(f) A peer review committee member may not serve on the board of directors or other governing board of an entity receiving a grant from the institute.
(g) Peer review committee members serve for terms as determined by the chief executive officer.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (S.B. 5 ), Sec. 1, eff. December 1, 2025, subject to resolution of an election contest under Chapter 233 , Election Code, relating to Article III , Section 68, Texas Constitution.