Texas § HS.467.008 - CIVIL IMMUNITY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HS.467.008 — CIVIL IMMUNITY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HS.467.008. CIVIL IMMUNITY
CIVIL IMMUNITY. (a) A person who in good faith reports information or takes action in connection with a peer assistance program is immune from civil liability for reporting the information or taking the action. (b) The civil immunity provided by this section shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. (c) The persons entitled to immunity under this section include: (1) an approved peer assistance program; (2) the professional association or licensing or disciplinary authority operating the peer assistance program; (3) a member, employee, or agent of the program, association, or authority; (4) a person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional; (5) a professional who supervises or monitors the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional; and (6) a person who employs an impaired professional in connection with the professional's rehabilitation, unless the person: (A) knows or should have known that the professional is incapable of performing the job functions involved; or (B) fails to take reasonable precautions to monitor the professional's job performance. (d) A professional association, licensing or disciplinary authority, program, or person acting under this chapter is presumed to have acted in good faith. A person alleging a lack of good faith has the burden of proof on that issue. (e) The immunity provided by this section is in addition to other immunity provided by law. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Section HS.467.008 ("CIVIL IMMUNITY") 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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