Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 773.203. Stroke Committee
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§ 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.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 299, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 773.145 773.146 773.147 773.171 773.173 773.201 773.202 773.203 773.204 773.205 774.001 774.002 774.003 774.004 775.001
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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