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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 303.007. Disclosure of Information

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

(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.

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