Sec. 481.0767.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board shall establish an advisory committee to make recommendations regarding information submitted to the board and access to that information under Sections 481.074, 481.075, 481.076, and 481.0761, including recommendations for:
(1)  operational improvements to the electronic system that stores the information, including implementing best practices and improvements that address system weaknesses and workflow challenges;
(2)  resolutions to identified data concerns;
(3)  methods to improve data accuracy, integrity, and security and to reduce technical difficulties; and
(4)  the addition of any new data set or service to the information submitted to the board or the access to that information.
(b)  The board shall appoint the following members to the advisory committee:
(1)  a physician licensed in this state who practices in pain management;
(2)  a physician licensed in this state who practices in family medicine;
(3)  a physician licensed in this state who performs surgery;
(4)  a physician licensed in this state who practices in emergency medicine at a hospital;
(5)  a physician licensed in this state who practices in psychiatry;
(6)  an oral and maxillofacial surgeon;
(7)  a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to whom a physician has delegated the authority to prescribe or order a drug;
(8)  a pharmacist working at a chain pharmacy;
(9)  a pharmacist working at an independent pharmacy;
(10)  an academic pharmacist; and
(11)  two representatives of the health information technology industry, at least one of whom is a representative of a company whose primary line of business is electronic medical records.
(c)  Members of the advisory committee serve three-year terms.  Each member shall serve until the member's replacement has been appointed.
(d)  The advisory committee shall annually elect a presiding officer from its members.
(e)  The advisory committee shall meet at least two times a year and at the call of the presiding officer or the board.
(f)  A member of the advisory committee serves without compensation but may be reimbursed by the board for actual expenses incurred in performing the duties of the advisory committee.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (H.B. 3284), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.