Sec. 604.205.  DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS.  (a)  The advisory board may delegate to a committee of medical 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 advisory board at a public meeting.
(b)  A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for an informal proceeding under Section 604.209 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 person requests that the complaint be referred for an informal proceeding.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.186, eff. September 1, 2015.