Section 81.015. Antimicrobial Stewardship Regional Advisory Committees

TX Health & Safety Code § 81.015 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 81.015. ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The department shall establish a regional advisory committee in each public health region designated under Section 121.007 to address antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities and to improve antimicrobial stewardship through collaborative action.

(b) A regional advisory committee established under this section must include:

(1) physicians;

(2) directors of nursing or equivalent consultants with long-term care facilities;

(3) public health officials knowledgeable about antimicrobial stewardship; and

(4) other interested parties.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 786 (H.B. 1848), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.