Sec. 81.015.  ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The department shall establish a regional advisory committee in each public health region designated under Section 121.007 to address antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities and to improve antimicrobial stewardship through collaborative action.
(b)  A regional advisory committee established under this section must include: 
(1)  physicians;
(2)  directors of nursing or equivalent consultants with long-term care facilities;
(3)  public health officials knowledgeable about antimicrobial stewardship; and
(4)  other interested parties.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 786 (H.B. 1848), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.