Sec. 153.005.  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE;  APPOINTMENT OF OTHER COMMITTEES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the board may act under its rules through the executive director, the executive committee, or another committee.  Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the executive committee consists of the president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer of the board.
(b)  The board may appoint committees from its membership.  A committee appointed from the board membership shall:
(1)  consider matters relating to the enforcement of this subtitle and the rules adopted under this subtitle as referred to the committee;  and
(2)  make recommendations to the board regarding those matters.
(c)  Each committee must have at least one member who meets the qualifications for a physician member under Sections 152.002 and 152.003 and holds the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine and one member who meets the qualifications for a public member under Section 152.003.  If a member appointed to a committee declines to accept the appointment or is determined to not be qualified under this subtitle to serve on the committee, the vacancy on the committee may be filled by any other board member regardless of qualification.
(d)  If members who meet the qualifications of Subsection (c) are not elected to the executive committee, the board shall appoint additional members to that committee so that at least one executive committee member meets the qualifications for a physician member under Sections 152.002 and 152.003 and holds the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine and one executive committee member meets the qualifications for a public member under Section 152.003.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.