Section 303.010. Civil Liability

TX Occ Code § 303.010 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 303.010. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A cause of action does not accrue for an act, statement, determination, or recommendation made, or act reported, without malice, in the course of peer review against:

(1) a member, agent, or employee of a nursing peer review committee; or

(2) a school of nursing, hospital, nursing home, home health agency, health science center, or other health care facility, the nursing staff of such a facility, or a nursing association or other organization.

(b) A person who, without malice, provides records, information, or assistance to a nursing peer review committee:

(1) is not liable in a civil action based on the person's participation or assistance in peer review; and

(2) may not be subjected to retaliatory action as a result of that act.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.