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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 152.003. Additional Membership Requirements

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section:

(1) “Direct provider of health care” includes:

(A) an athletic trainer;

(B) a chiropractor;

(C) a dentist;

(D) a hospital administrator;

(E) a licensed vocational nurse;

(F) a nursing home administrator;

(G) an optometrist;

(H) a pharmacist;

(I) a physical therapist;

(J) a physician assistant;

(K) a podiatrist;

(L) a psychologist;

(M) a registered nurse;  and

(N) a social psychotherapist.

(2) “Fiduciary position or interest” means a position or interest with respect to an entity that has the character of a trust.  The term includes:

(A) a member of a board of directors;

(B) an officer;

(C) a majority shareholder;

(D) an agent;  and

(E) a person who, directly or through that person's spouse, receives more than one-tenth of the person's annual income from compensation for research into or instruction in the provision of health care received from:

(i) a health care entity or other person, association, or organization engaged in the provision of health care;  or

(ii) a person, association, or organization engaged in producing drugs or analogous products.

(3) “Immediate family member” means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of a person who resides in the same household as the person.

(4) “Provider of health care” means:

(A) a direct provider of health care:

(i) whose primary current activity is the provision of health care to persons or the administration of facilities or institutions in which that care is provided, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, out-patient facilities, and health maintenance organizations;

(ii) who, if required by law or otherwise, has received professional or other training in the provision of that care or administration;  and

(iii) who is licensed or certified or otherwise claims the authority to provide that care or administration;

(B) a person who is an indirect provider of health care in that the person holds a fiduciary position with or has a fiduciary interest in a health care entity;

(C) a member of the immediate family of a person described by this subdivision;

(D) a person who is engaged in or employed by an entity issuing a policy or contract of individual or group health insurance or hospital or medical service benefits;  or

(E) a person who is employed by, on the board of directors of, or holds elective office by or under the authority of a unit of federal, state, or local government or any organization that receives a significant part of its funding from a unit of federal, state, or local government.

(b) A person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of health care;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses;  or

(5) is a provider of health care.

(c) Each public member must be a resident of this state for at least the five years preceding appointment.

(d) Each physician board member must be actively engaged in:

(1) the practice of medicine for at least the five years preceding appointment;  and

(2) medical peer review at a health care entity for at least the three years preceding appointment.

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