Tex. Occupations Code § 163.003
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 163.003, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 163.003. COMMITTEE.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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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