Section 773.203 - Stroke Committee(a) The advisory council shall appoint a stroke committee to assist the advisory council in the development of a statewide stroke emergency transport plan and stroke facility criteria.(b) The stroke committee must include the following members:(1) a licensed physician appointed from a list of physicians eligible for accreditation in vascular neurology from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, recommended by a statewide organization of neurologists;(2) a licensed interventional neuroradiologist appointed from a list of neuroradiologists recommended by a statewide organization of radiologists;(3) a neurosurgeon with stroke expertise;(4) a member of the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke who has expertise in stroke care;(5) a licensed physician appointed from a list of physicians recommended by a statewide organization of emergency physicians;(6) a neuroscience registered nurse with stroke expertise; and(7) a volunteer member of a nonprofit organization specializing in stroke treatment, prevention, and education.(c) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the stroke committee.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.203
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2005.