Sec. 103A.002. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The council is composed of:

(1) the commissioner and the commissioner of insurance, or their designees, serving as nonvoting members; and

(2) 10 voting members jointly appointed by the commissioner and the commissioner of insurance as follows:

(A) one member who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, who at the time of appointment treats individuals with hemophilia or other bleeding or clotting disorders;

(B) one member who is a nurse licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, who at the time of appointment treats individuals with hemophilia or other bleeding or clotting disorders;

(C) one member who is a social worker licensed under Chapter 505, Occupations Code, who at the time of appointment treats individuals with hemophilia or other bleeding or clotting disorders;

(D) one member who is a representative of a hemophilia treatment center in this state that is federally funded;

(E) one member who is a representative of a health insurer or other health benefit plan issuer that holds a certificate of authority issued by the Texas Department of Insurance;

(F) one member who is a representative of a volunteer or nonprofit health organization that serves residents of this state who have hemophilia or another bleeding or clotting disorder;

(G) one member who has hemophilia or is a caregiver of a person with hemophilia;

(H) one member who has a bleeding disorder other than hemophilia or is a caregiver of a person with a bleeding disorder other than hemophilia;

(I) one member who has a clotting disorder or is a caregiver of a person with a clotting disorder; and

(J) one member who is a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code, with hemophilia therapy experience, who at the time of appointment represents a pharmacy provider that is not a specialty pharmacy provider participating in the Drug Pricing Program under Section 340B, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 256b).

(b) In addition to council members appointed under Subsection (a), the commissioner and the commissioner of insurance may jointly appoint up to five nonvoting members, including:

(1) persons with hemophilia or other bleeding or clotting disorders or caregivers of persons with hemophilia or other bleeding or clotting disorders; and

(2) persons experienced in the diagnosis, treatment, care, and support of persons with hemophilia or other bleeding or clotting disorders.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (S.B. 156), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.