Sec. 164.0025.  DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS.  (a)  The board may delegate to a committee of board employees the authority to dismiss or enter into an agreed settlement of a complaint that does not relate directly to patient care or that involves only administrative violations.  The disposition determined by the committee must be approved by the board at a public meeting.
(b)  A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for informal proceedings under Section 164.003 if:
(1)  the committee of employees determines that the complaint should not be dismissed or settled;
(2)  the committee is unable to reach an agreed settlement; or
(3)  the affected physician requests that the complaint be referred for informal proceedings.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.36, eff. September 1, 2005.