Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.015

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 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.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.015

Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 786,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2019.