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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 163.003. Committee

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

(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.

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