1. (a) A nursing peer review committee that conducts a peer review that involves only the practice of professional nursing must have registered nurses as three-fourths of its members and may have only registered nurses as voting members.
2. (b) A nursing peer review committee that conducts a peer review that involves only the practice of vocational nursing must have registered nurses and vocational nurses as three-fourths of its members, to the extent feasible must include vocational nurses as members, and may have only registered nurses and vocational nurses as voting members.

3. (c) A nursing peer review committee that conducts a peer review that involves the practice of both professional nursing and vocational nursing:

   1. (1) must have registered nurses and vocational nurses as four-fifths of its members, with registered nurses as three-fifths of its members;
   2. (2) to the extent feasible must include vocational nurses as members; and

   3. (3) may have only:

      1. (A) registered nurses and vocational nurses as voting members when a vocational nurse is being reviewed; and
      2. (B) registered nurses as voting members when a registered nurse is being reviewed.
4. (d) The committee shall include to the extent feasible at least one nurse who has a working familiarity with the area of nursing practice in which the nurse being reviewed practices.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.020, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.