Texas Occupations Code - Section 154.0561. Procedures For Expert Physician Review
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§ 154.0561. PROCEDURES FOR EXPERT PHYSICIAN REVIEW. (a)
A physician on the expert physician panel authorized by Section
154.056(e) who is selected to review a complaint shall:
(1) determine whether the physician who is the subject
of the complaint has violated the standard of care applicable to the
circumstances; and
(2) issue a preliminary written report of that
determination.
(b) A second expert physician reviewer shall review the
first physician's preliminary report and other information
associated with the complaint. If the second expert physician
agrees with the first expert physician, the first physician shall
issue a final written report on the matter.
(c) If the second expert physician does not agree with the
conclusions of the first expert physician, a third expert physician
reviewer shall review the preliminary report and information and
decide between the conclusions reached by the first two expert
physicians. The final written report shall be issued by the third
physician or the physician with whom the third physician concurs.
(d) In reviewing a complaint, the expert physician
reviewers assigned to examine the complaint may consult and
communicate with each other about the complaint in formulating
their opinions and reports.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 269, § 1.18, eff. Sept. 1,
2005.
Section: 154.006 154.051 154.052 154.053 154.054 154.055 154.056 154.0561 154.057 154.058 155.001 155.002 155.003 155.0031 155.004
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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