Sec. 242.303.  NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee is appointed by the governor.
(b)  Members of the committee serve for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(c)  The committee shall consist of:
(1)  three licensed nursing facility administrators, at least one of whom shall represent a not-for-profit nursing facility;
(2)  one physician with experience in geriatrics who is not employed by a nursing facility;
(3)  one registered nurse with experience in geriatrics who is not employed by a nursing facility;
(4)  one social worker with experience in geriatrics who is not employed by a nursing facility; and
(5)  three public members with experience working with the chronically ill and infirm as provided by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396g.
(d)  The committee shall advise the department on the licensing of nursing facility administrators, including the content of applications for licensure and of the examination administered to license applicants under Section 242.306.  The committee shall review and recommend rules and minimum standards of conduct for the practice of nursing facility administration.  The committee shall review all complaints against administrators and make recommendations to the department regarding disciplinary actions.  Failure of the committee to review complaints and make recommendations in a timely manner shall not prevent the department from taking disciplinary action.
(e)  Appointments to the committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, or national origin of the person appointed.
(f)  A member of the committee receives no compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties under this section.
(g)  The department shall pay the expenses of the committee and shall supply necessary personnel and supplies.
(h)  A vacancy in a position on the committee shall be filled in the same manner in which the position was originally filled and shall be filled by a person who meets the qualifications of the vacated position.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0641, eff. April 2, 2015.