{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-167.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 167.002","heading":"MEDICAL DIRECTOR.","body":"(a) The board shall appoint a medical director for the program.\n(b) The medical director must:\n(1) be a physician licensed by the board; and\n(2) have expertise in a field of medicine relating to disorders commonly affecting physicians or physician assistants, including substance abuse disorders.\n(c) The medical director shall provide clinical and policy oversight for the program.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 292), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 167. TEXAS PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.167.htm#167.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2ef3e4f7d7210c80b7418f58ee449a36942744e6414ffc9b880ec968510548c6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-167.0015","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-167.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}