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OCCUPATIONS CODE

CHAPTER 163. DISTRICT REVIEW COMMITTEES


	§ 163.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1)  "Committee" means a district review committee.                           
		(2)  "District" means a district established under 
Section 163.002.         

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                    


	§ 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.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                    


	§ 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.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 269, § 1.32, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.


	§ 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.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                    


	§ 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, § 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.      


	§ 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.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.