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The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ President's Cabinet serves as the Institutional Compliance Committee (ICC). The members of the PEC consist of the President, Executive Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents. The PEC has been designated as a medical committee pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code §161.031(a) in its role as the ICC.

The Institutional Compliance and Risk Committee (ICRC) members are responsible for identifying compliance risks and providing guidance for Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ to conduct its activities in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies. The ICRC is also designated as a medical committee under Texas Health and Safety Code §161.031(a).

The President has established the Institutional Privacy and Security Committee (PSC) to oversee issues and concerns related to the privacy and security of Protected Health Information (PHI) and electronic PHI. It will provide oversight of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ's compliance with HIPAA and applicable state laws governing the use, storage and disclosure of PHI. In further support of the regulations issued through the HITECH act, this Committee, in conjunction with the Institutional Privacy and Security Officers will develop and maintain a Breach Notification Process to be used in the event of an unauthorized disclosure of Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI). In 2019, this committee was expanded to reflect additional privacy and security matters, such as FERPA, PCI compliance, etc. This committee is considered a "medical committee" as defined under Texas Health and Safety Code §161.031(a) and/or other applicable state and federal statutes.

There are Regional Billing Compliance Committees at each respective campus and BCAC members may vary between campuses. Each Regional Billing Compliance Office shall chair their own BCAC meeting. Each BCAC is responsible for oversight of the billing compliance plan at its regional campus. The BCAC shall each be considered a "medical committee" as defined under Texas Health and Safety Code § 161.031(a). The BCAC is further outlined in HSC OP 52.07.

This Committee consists of representatives appointed by the President from relevant areas across the Institution, such as faculty, legal, finance, administration, or compliance. COICC serves as a resource on individual conflict of interest or commitment matters not otherwise addressed by the Institution’s Research Conflict of Interest Committee or other established review procedures, conduct a thorough review of conflict of interest or commitment matters brought before it, and approve or deny the proposed activity and develop an appropriate management plan to address any conflicts. The COICC is also designated as a medical committee under Texas Health and Safety Code §161.031(a).

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ has established a Clery Act Compliance Committee to oversee and assist with Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Clery Act compliance. The committee assists with the development of policies and procedures for collecting and compiling necessary statistics and information throughout the year as it relates to crime statistics and the ASR. The Committee addresses topics including, but not limited to identifying and training Campus Security Authorities (CSAs); identifying and maintaining Clery geography; ASR preparation, review, publication, and notification/distribution; review of required policy statements; compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Community Act, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and Title IX. The Committee will review initial and ongoing training as it relates to the Clery Act and the specific areas of responsibility. 

The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ President appointed a Committee to examine the current Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs (DAAPP). The Biennial DAAPP Report summarizes Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ’s programs, services and policies, and provides an evaluation of and recommendations towards promoting the effectiveness of the programs, services and policies and the consistency of the sanctioning when policy violations occur. The Office of Institutional Compliance, in collaboration with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Committee is responsible for reviewing and preparing the DAAPP.