Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 546.0705. Use and Publication Restrictions;  Confidentiality

(a) The commission may use or publish information under this subchapter only to advance statewide practices regarding the treatment and care of individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.  A summary of the data in the contracted organization's reports or a statistical compilation of data reports may be released by the commission for general publication if the summary or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual or that is confidential or privileged under this subchapter or other state or federal law.

(b) Information and records acquired by the contracted organization in the exercise of the organization's duties under this subchapter:

(c) The identity of:

(d) Reports, information, statements, memoranda, and other information furnished under this subchapter to the contracted organization and any findings or conclusions resulting from a review by the organization are privileged.

(e) A contracted organization's report of the findings of the independent mortality review conducted under this subchapter and any records the organization develops relating to the review:

(f) A member of the contracted organization's review team may not testify or be required to testify in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding as to observations, factual findings, or conclusions that were made in conducting a review under this subchapter.