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§ 413.05122 — MEDICAL QUALITY REVIEW PANEL: RULES; TRAINING

LA § 413.05122Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 413. MEDICAL REVIEW · Art. E. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The commissioner, after consultation with the medical advisor, shall adopt rules concerning the operation of the medical quality review panel, including rules that establish:
(1)the qualifications necessary for a health care provider to serve on the medical quality review panel;
(2)the composition of the medical quality review panel, including the number of members to be included on the panel and the health care specialty fields required to be represented by the members of the panel;
(3)the maximum length of time a health care provider may serve on the medical quality review panel;
(4)a policy defining situations that constitute a conflict of interest for a member of the medical quality review panel;
(5)procedures and grounds for removing a member of the medical quality review panel from the panel, including as a ground for removal that a member is repeatedly delinquent in conducting case reviews; and

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2011.