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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The board or the board's authorized representative may investigate and gather evidence concerning any alleged violation of this subtitle or a board rule.
(b) Information or material compiled by the board in connection with an investigation, including an investigative file of the board, is confidential and not subject to:
(1) disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; or
(2) any means of legal compulsion for release, including disclosure, discovery, or subpoena, to anyone other than the board or a board employee or board agent involved in discipline of a license holder.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), information or material compiled by the board in connection with an investigation may be disclosed:
(1) during any proceeding conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, to the board, or a panel of the board, or in a subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order;
(2) to a person providing a service to the board, including an expert witness, investigator, or employee of an entity that contracts with the board, related to a disciplinary proceeding against an applicant or license holder, or a subsequent trial or appeal, if the information is necessary for preparation for, or a presentation in, the proceeding;
(3) to an entity in another jurisdiction that:
(A) licenses or disciplines pharmacists or pharmacies; or
(B) registers or disciplines pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician trainees;
(4) to a pharmaceutical or pharmacy peer review committee as described under Chapter 564;
(5) to a law enforcement agency;
(6) to a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information identifying a specific individual has been deleted; or
(7) to an entity that administers a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 565.055. Investigation; Confidentiality of Information - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-565-055/
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