Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 11.012. Commissioner
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§ 11.012. COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner of health
and human services shall employ the commissioner in accordance with
Section 531.0056, Government Code.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c), the commissioner
must:
(1) have at least five years of experience in the
administration of public health systems; and
(2) be a person licensed to practice medicine in this
state.
(c) The commissioner of health and human services may, based
on the qualifications and experience in administering public health
systems, employ a person other than a physician as the
commissioner.
(d) If the commissioner of health and human services employs
a person as commissioner who is not a physician, then the board
shall designate a person licensed to practice medicine in this
state as chief medical executive.
(e) The commissioner is the executive head of the
department. The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned by
the board and state law, subject to the provisions of this subtitle.
(f) The board may supplement the salary of the commissioner
with the approval of the governor. The salary may not exceed 1.5
times the salary of the governor, from funds appropriated to the
department. The use of funds from other sources are not limited by
this subsection.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended
by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 623, § 1, eff. June 16, 1991; Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 747, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995,
74th Leg., ch. 76, § 8.148, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th
Leg., ch. 1460, § 2.17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 11.0055 11.006 11.007 11.008 11.009 11.010 11.011 11.012 11.013 11.014 11.015 11.016 11.0161 11.017 11.018
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