Tex. Occ. Code § 162.0023 · Subchapter A. REGULATION BY BOARD OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT HEALTH CORPORATIONS
DISCIPLINARY ACTION RESTRICTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A physician employed by a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) retains independent medical judgment in providing care to patients, and the health organization may not discipline the physician for reasonably advocating for patient care.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 670 (S.B. 1661), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.162.htm
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