Section 303.002. General Provisions Regarding Peer Review

TX Occ Code § 303.002 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 303.002. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING PEER REVIEW. (a) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 3.001.

(b) The board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each state agency that licenses, registers, or certifies a facility required by law to have a nursing peer review committee. The memorandum of understanding must:

(1) state the actions the board and agency are to take to encourage compliance with the requirement to have a nursing peer review committee; and

(2) be adopted as a rule of the board and the agency.

(c) A court may not enjoin the activities of a nursing peer review committee under this chapter.

(d) This chapter may not be nullified by a contract.

(e) The committee shall give the nurse being reviewed at least minimum due process, including notice and opportunity for a hearing.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.019, 3.001(2), eff. Feb. 1, 2004.