Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 185 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS › Section 185.3 - Meetings and Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				The board may meet up to four times a year, with a minimum of two times a year
				to carry out the mandates of the Act.
(b) Special meetings may be called by the
				presiding officer of the board, by resolution of the board, or upon written
				request to the presiding officer of the board signed by at least three members
				of the board.
(c) 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.
(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 one more than half the board's membership
				at the time of the meeting. 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 physician assistant member of the physician
				assistant board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity
				at the will of the governor. The board, at a regular meeting or special
				meeting, shall elect from its membership a secretary for one year.
(f) The board, at a regular meeting or
				special meeting, upon majority vote of the members present, may remove the
				secretary from office.
(g) The
				following are standing and permanent committees of the board. Each committee,
				with the exception of the Executive Committee, shall consist of at least one
				board member who is a licensed physician, one board member who is a licensed
				physician assistant, and one public 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 Executive Committee shall include the presiding officer,
				secretary, and other members as named by the presiding officer. 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) - (3) of this subsection and
				such other responsibilities and authority which the board may from time to time
				delegate to these committees.
(1) Licensure
				Committee.
(A) Draft and review proposed
				rules regarding licensure, and make recommendations to the board regarding
				changes or implementation of such rules.
(B) Draft and review proposed rules
				pertaining to the overall licensure process, and make recommendations to the
				board regarding changes or implementation of such rules.
(C) Receive and review applications for
				licensure in the event the eligibility for licensure of an applicant is in
				question.
(D) Present the results
				of reviews of applications for licensure, and make recommendations to the board
				regarding licensure of applicants whose eligibility is in question.
(E) Make recommendations to the board
				regarding matters brought to the attention of the Licensure
				Committee.
(F) Oversee and make
				recommendations to the physician assistant board regarding any aspect of the
				examination process including the approval of an appropriate licensure
				examination and the administration of such an examination and documentation and
				verification of records from all applicants for licensure;