Sec. 163.003.  COMMITTEE.  (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.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.32, eff. September 1, 2005.