{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-163.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 163.003","heading":"COMMITTEE.","body":"(a) A committee consists of seven members appointed by the governor, as follows:\n(1) three physician members who are doctors of medicine (M.D.);\n(2) one physician member who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.); and\n(3) three public members.\n(b) A member must:\n(1) have resided in the district for longer than three years before the date of the appointment; and\n(2) meet the qualifications for:\n(A) physician members of the board under Section 152.002, if the member is a physician member; or\n(B) public members of the board under Section 152.002, if the member is a public member.\n(c) A member of the committee serves a six-year term.\n(d) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.\n(e) A member of the committee is entitled to receive a per diem for actual duty in the same manner provided for board members.\n(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.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.32, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 163. DISTRICT REVIEW COMMITTEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.163.htm#163.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"815fc9970aab872b2eb231ed831f9ccdd75a6ff3d95a5f5ad48f0350598cd822","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-163.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-163.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}