Texas § OC.206.159 - IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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§ OC.206.159. IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A medical peer review committee in this state, a quality assurance committee in this state, a surgical assistant, a surgical assistant student, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a surgical assistant in this state if, in that person's opinion, a surgical assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through the person's practice as a surgical assistant. The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract. (b) A person who, without malice, furnishes records, information, or assistance to the advisory committee under this section is immune from any civil liability arising from that action in a suit against the person brought by or on behalf of a surgical assistant who is reported under this section. (c) Sections 160.002 , 160.003 , 160.006 , 160.007 , 160.009 , 160.013 , and 160.014 apply to medical peer review regarding a licensed surgical assistant. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. SUBCHAPTER E. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
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Section OC.206.159 ("IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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