Section 241.1836 - Appeal Process(a) The rules adopted under Section 241.183 establishing level of care designations for hospitals must allow a hospital to appeal a level of care designation to a three-person panel that includes:(1) a representative of the department;(2) a representative of the commission; and(3) an independent person who: (A) has expertise in the specialty area for which the hospital is seeking a level of care designation;(B) is not an employee of or affiliated with either the department or the commission; and(C) does not have a conflict of interest with the hospital, department, or commission.(b) The independent person on the panel described by Subsection (a) must rotate after each appeal from a list of five to seven similarly qualified persons. The department shall solicit persons to be included on the list. A person must apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department and be approved by the commissioner to be included on the list.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.1836
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 600,Sec. 2, eff. 6/10/2019.