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 
five 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)  one public member.                                                       
	(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 as if the committee member were a member of the board, 
except that a committee member is not subject to Chapter 572, 
Government Code.

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


	§ 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.                    


	§ 163.005.  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.