(a) In accordance with §204.101 of the Act, board duties and functions include:(1) establishing standards for the practice of physician assistants;(2) regulating physician assistants through licensure and discipline;(3) receiving complaints and investigating possible violations of the Act and the board rules;(4) reviewing, modifying, proposing, and adopting rules;(5) considering, reviewing, and approving policy as necessary; and(6) acting as a resource concerning proposed legislative changes to reflect current medical and healthcare needs and practices.(b) Individual board members are required to:(1) identify and disclose any conflicts of interest that may interfere with carrying out their duties and functions or that may impede their ability to be fair and impartial, and recuse from such matters;(2) comply with the Act;(3) maintain the highest levels of professional and ethical conduct, including, but not limited to:(A) A board member shall not appear as an expert witness in any case in which a licensee of the board is a party and in which the expert testimony relates to standard of care or professional malpractice;(B) A board member shall not appear in any administrative proceeding involving the exercise of the board's licensing or disciplinary authority before the board or the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in which proceeding a licensee of the board is a party;(C) A board member should refrain from making any statement that implies that the board member is speaking for the board if the board has not voted on an issue or, unless the board has given the board member such authority; and(4) A board member shall immediately disclose if they are subject to a non-disciplinary or disciplinary action by any health care facility or professional licensing entity.(c) Failure to comply with any of the requirements set forth in the Act or this section will be reported to the Office of the Governor.