Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 261 - Confidentiality And Immunity Of Dental Peer Review Committee

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER B CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

• Texas Section 261.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Dental association" means an organization that is composed of members who are dentists and incorporated under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act...
• Texas Section 261.051 - Confidentiality Of Proceedings
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter: (1) a dental peer review committee's proceedings and records are confidential; and (2) communications made to a...
• Texas Section 261.052 - Disclosure Of Information
  Communications made to a dental peer review committee and the records and proceedings of the committee may be disclosed to: (1) another dental peer review...
• Texas Section 261.053 - Disclosure To Affected Dentist
  (a) Disclosure to the affected dentist of confidential peer review committee information pertinent to the matter under review does not waive the confidentiality provisions of...
• Texas Section 261.054 - Committee's Evidentiary Privilege
  (a) Unless disclosure is required or authorized by law, records or determinations of or communications to a dental peer review committee are not subject to...

SUBCHAPTER C CIVIL LIABILITY

• Texas Section 261.055 - Compliance With Board Subpoenas
  (a) A person, including the governing body and medical staff of a health care entity, shall comply with a subpoena for a document or information...
• Texas Section 261.101 - Committee Immunity From Suit
  (a) In the absence of fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a dental peer review committee is not subject to a suit for damages arising from investigating...
• Texas Section 261.102 - Committee Participants' Immunity From Suit
  A cause of action does not accrue against a member, agent, or employee of a dental peer review committee for an act, statement, determination, or...
• Texas Section 261.103 - Immunity From Suit
  A person is immune from civil liability if: (1) the person reports or furnishes information to a dental peer review committee or the board in...
• Texas Section 261.104 - Counterclaim For Frivolous Suit
  A dental peer review committee, a person participating in peer review, or any other person named as a defendant in a civil action filed as...

Last modified: September 28, 2016