Tex. Occ. Code § 303.007

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 303.007 - Disclosure of Information
(a) A nursing peer review committee on request shall disclose written or oral communications made to the committee and the records and proceedings of the committee to:
(1) a licensing authority of any state; or
(2) a law enforcement agency investigating a criminal matter.
(b) A nursing peer review committee may disclose written or oral communications made to the committee and the records and proceedings of the committee to:
(1) a licensing agency of any state;
(2) a law enforcement agency investigating a criminal matter;
(3) the association, school, agency, facility, or other organization under whose authority the committee is established;
(4) another nursing peer review committee;
(5) a peer assistance program approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;
(6) an appropriate state or federal agency or accrediting organization that accredits a health care facility or school of nursing or surveys a facility for quality of care; or
(7) a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information that identifies a specific individual is deleted.
(c) If a committee discloses information under this section, the committee does not by that action waive the privilege of nondisclosure of committee information and proceedings.
(d) A peer review committee that discloses information under this section and each person who receives the information shall protect, to the extent possible, the identity of each patient.

Tex. Occ. Code § 303.007

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.