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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES |
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Chapter 201. CHIROPRACTORS |
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Subchapter F. PEER REVIEW COMMITTEES |
Sec. 201.2545. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION BY PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE
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(a) The board may refer to a local chiropractic peer review committee for investigation a complaint regarding whether chiropractic treatment or services provided by a chiropractor were provided according to the standard of care in the practice of chiropractic.
(b) In conducting an investigation of a referred complaint, the committee shall review the records and other evidence obtained by the staff of the board in the course of the staff's investigation of the complaint.
(c) The committee shall report to the board its findings regarding the complaint, including a statement of:
(1) the standard of care in the practice of chiropractic governing the chiropractic treatment or services provided by the chiropractor;
(2) whether the chiropractor met the standard of care in providing the treatment or services; and
(3) the clinical basis for the committee's finding under Subdivision (2).
(d) The board may request a member of the committee to attend an informal conference or testify at a contested case hearing.
(e) The board, with input from the executive chiropractic peer review committee, shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.