Tex. Occ. Code § 601.276 · Subchapter F-1. COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION
PERMITTED DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Investigative information in the possession of the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board that relates to the discipline of a certificate holder or a person approved under Section 601.054 or 601.055, may be disclosed to:
(1) a licensing authority in another state or country in which the certificate holder or person is licensed, certified, or permitted or has applied for a license, certification, or permit; or
(2) a medical peer review committee reviewing:
(A) an application for privileges; or
(B) the qualifications of the certificate holder or person with respect to retaining privileges.
(b) If investigative information in the possession of the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board indicates that a crime may have been committed, the advisory board or medical board, as appropriate, shall report the information to the proper law enforcement agency. The advisory board and medical board shall cooperate with and assist each law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation of a certificate holder or a person approved under Section 601.054 or 601.055 by providing information relevant to the investigation. Confidential information disclosed to a law enforcement agency under this subsection remains confidential and may not be disclosed by the law enforcement agency except as necessary to further the investigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.035, eff. September 1, 2015.
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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.601.htm
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