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.