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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.023. No Liability for Reports to Medical Committee

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This section applies to:

(1) a physician, hospital, medical organization, university health science center, university medical school, or an officer or employee of that person or entity; and

(2) a health maintenance organization or an officer, employee, or agent of the health maintenance organization, including an independent practice association or other physician association contracting with the health maintenance organization.

(b) A person or entity covered by this section is not liable for damages to any person for furnishing information, reports, or records to a medical committee relating to a patient:

(1) examined or treated by the physician; or

(2) treated or confined in:

(A) the hospital;

(B) a clinic or facility staffed or operated by a university health science center or university medical school; or

(C) a hospital, clinic, or facility staffed, operated, or used by a health maintenance organization.

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