Amend Amendment No. 3 by Fletcher on CSHB 3201 by striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:

SECTION ____.  Section 254.018, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 254.018.  [EXPERT] TESTIMONY. A member of the board may not express an oral or written opinion or serve as an expert witness in a suit or administrative claim pending before the same board [involving a health care liability claim] against or for a person licensed or registered under this subtitle [dentist] for injury to or death of a patient or for a violation of the standard of care or the commission of malpractice [unless the member receives approval from the board or an executive committee of the board to serve as an expert witness].