Texas Health And Safety Code Title 8, Chapter 674 - Fetal And Infant Mortality Review

• Texas Section 674.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Decedent" means: (A) a person for whom a fetal death certificate must be filed; or (B) a deceased infant. (2) "Fetal...
• Texas Section 674.002 - Review Team
  (a) A fetal and infant mortality review team may be established only: (1) by a local health authority or other local health official or by...
• Texas Section 674.003 - Purpose And Powers And Duties Of Review Team
  (a) The purpose of a review team is to: (1) improve the health and well-being of women, infants, and families; (2) reduce racial disparities in...
• Texas Section 674.004 - Governmental Unit
  A review team is a governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. A review team is a unit of local...
• Texas Section 674.005 - Meetings
  (a) Meetings of a review team are closed to the public and are not subject to Chapter 551, Government Code. (b) A member of a...
• Texas Section 674.006 - Disclosure Of Information To Review Team
  (a) A review team may request information regarding a decedent or the decedent's family as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties,...
• Texas Section 674.007 - Confidentiality Of Records; Privilege
  (a) Information is confidential for purposes of this chapter if the disclosure of the information would compromise the privacy of the decedent or the decedent's...
• Texas Section 674.008 - Immunity From Subpoena And Discovery
  (a) Review team work product and information obtained by a review team, including files, records, reports, records of proceedings, recommendations, meeting notes, records of interviews,...
• Texas Section 674.009 - Unauthorized Disclosure By Review Team Member; Offense
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person is a member of a review team and the person knowingly: (1) discloses confidential information in...
• Texas Section 674.010 - Immunity
  A member of a review team is not liable for damages to a person for an action taken or a recommendation made within the scope...
• Texas Section 674.011 - Inapplicability Of Chapter
  This chapter does not apply to disclosure of records pertaining to voluntary or therapeutic termination of pregnancy, and those records may not be disclosed under...

Last modified: September 28, 2016