(a) On request. The expert panel must meet at the request of the department or the presiding officer.     
      (b) Public meetings.      
        (1) Purpose. The purposes of an expert panel public meeting are:                  (A) to inform the public about the progress of the expert panel's work;                   (B) for the public to observe the members of the expert panel discussing their work among themselves; and                   (C) for the public to comment on the expert panel's work.         
        (2) Commissioner request. The presiding officer must hold a public meeting at a location determined by, and at the request of, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.       
        (3) Notice. The chief clerk must provide public notice on the department's website at least 10 days before any public meeting.       
        (4) Quorum. Each public meeting of the expert panel must have a quorum of members in attendance. At least 50 percent of the panel members constitutes a quorum.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §5.4267 adopted to be effective January 9, 2013, 38 TexReg 142