RULES.

The board, with the advice of and in consultation with the governing board, committee, and Texas-based professional associations of physicians and physician assistants, shall:

(1) adopt rules and policies as necessary to implement the program, including:

(A) policies for assessments under the program and guidelines for the validity of a referral to the program;

(B) policies and guidelines for initial contacts used to determine if there is a need for a physician or physician assistant to complete a clinically appropriate evaluation or to enter treatment, including policies and guidelines for arrangements for that evaluation or treatment; and

(C) policies and guidelines for interventions conducted under the program; and

(2) define applicable guidelines for the management of substance abuse disorders, psychiatric disorders, and physical illnesses and impairments.