 |
Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
 |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
|
Title 2. HEALTH |
|
Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
|
Chapter 11. ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
Sec. 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.