Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 186 - RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS › Section 186.3 - Meetings and Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				advisory board may meet up to four times a year, with a minimum of three times
				a year to carry out the mandates of the Act.
(b) Special meetings may be called by the
				presiding officer of the advisory board, by resolution of the advisory board,
				or upon written request to the presiding officer of the advisory board signed
				by at least three members of the advisory board.
(c) Advisory board and committee meetings
				shall, to the extent possible, be conducted pursuant to the provisions of
				Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised unless, by rule, the board adopts a
				different procedure. A meeting may be held by telephone conference call.
(d) All elections and any other
				issues requiring a vote of the board shall be decided by a simple majority of
				the members present. A quorum for transaction of any business by the board
				shall be a majority of the board, subject to §
									604.029(c)
				of the Occupations Code. If more than two candidates contest an election or if
				no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast on the first ballot, a
				second ballot shall be conducted between the two candidates receiving the
				highest number of votes.
(e) The
				governor shall designate a member of the advisory board as the presiding
				officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The
				advisory board, at a regular meeting or special meeting, shall elect from its
				membership an assistant presiding officer and other officers for a term to last
				no more than two (2) years.
(f)
				The advisory board, at a regular meeting or special meeting, upon majority vote
				of the members present, may remove a member from office in accordance with
				§604.026 of
				the Act.
(g) The following are
				standing and permanent committees of the advisory board. Each committee shall
				consist of at least one advisory board member who is a licensed physician, one
				advisory board member who is a certified respiratory care practitioner, and one
				public advisory board member. In the event that a committee does not have a
				representative of one or more of these groups, the presiding officer shall
				appoint additional members as necessary to maintain this composition. The
				presiding officer shall name the chair and assign the members of the other
				committees. The responsibilities and authority of these committees shall
				include those duties and powers as defined in paragraphs (1) - (2) of this
				subsection and such other responsibilities and authority which the advisory
				board may from time to time delegate to these committees.
(1) Practice Authorization Committee.
(A) Draft and review proposed rules regarding
				issuance of certificates, and make recommendations to the advisory board
				regarding changes or implementation of such rules.
(B) Draft and review proposed rules
				pertaining to the overall process for issuing certificates, and make
				recommendations to the advisory board regarding changes or implementation of
				such rules.
(C) Receive and review
				applications for certificates in the event an applicant's eligibility for a
				certificate is in question.
(D)
				Present the results of reviews of applications for a certificate, and make
				recommendations to the advisory board regarding issuance of a certificate to
				applicants whose eligibility is in question.
(E) Make recommendations to the advisory
				board regarding matters brought to the attention of the Practice Authorization
				Committee.
(F) Oversee and make
				recommendations to the advisory board regarding any aspect of the examination
				process including the approval of an appropriate examination and the
				administration of such an examination and documentation and verification of
				records from all applicants;