22 Tex. Admin. Code § 183.2 - Functions and Duties
(a) In
accordance with §204.101 of the Act, board duties and functions include:
(1) establishing standards for the practice
of physician assistants;
(2)
regulating physician assistants through licensure and discipline;
(3) receiving complaints and investigating
possible violations of the Act and the board rules;
(4) reviewing, modifying, proposing, and
adopting rules;
(5) considering,
reviewing, and approving policy as necessary; and
(6) acting as a resource concerning proposed
legislative changes to reflect current medical and healthcare needs and
practices.
(b) Individual
board members are required to:
(1) identify
and disclose any conflicts of interest that may interfere with carrying out
their duties and functions or that may impede their ability to be fair and
impartial, and recuse from such matters;
(2) comply with the Act;
(3) maintain the highest levels of
professional and ethical conduct, including, but not limited to:
(A) A board member shall not appear as an
expert witness in any case in which a licensee of the board is a party and in
which the expert testimony relates to standard of care or professional
malpractice;
(B) A board member
shall not appear in any administrative proceeding involving the exercise of the
board's licensing or disciplinary authority before the board or the State
Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in which proceeding a licensee of the
board is a party;
(C) A board
member should refrain from making any statement that implies that the board
member is speaking for the board if the board has not voted on an issue or,
unless the board has given the board member such authority;
and
(4) A board member
shall immediately disclose if they are subject to a non-disciplinary or
disciplinary action by any health care facility or professional licensing
entity.
(c) Failure to
comply with any of the requirements set forth in the Act or this section will
be reported to the Office of the Governor.
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