Sec. 255.0067. REPORTS; PROCEDURES FOR EXPERT REVIEW. (a) A license holder on an expert panel authorized by Section 255.0065 who is initially selected to review a complaint shall:
(1) determine whether the license holder 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 reviewer shall review the first expert reviewer's preliminary report and other information associated with the complaint. If the second reviewer agrees with the first reviewer, the first reviewer shall issue a final written report on the matter.
(c) If the second expert reviewer does not agree with the conclusions of the first expert reviewer, a third expert reviewer shall review the preliminary report and information and decide between the conclusions reached by the first two reviewers. The final written report shall be issued by the third reviewer or the reviewer with whom the third reviewer concurs.
(d) In reviewing a complaint, the expert 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.
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