Texas § OC.162.005 - ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY
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§ OC.162.005. ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY
ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY. (a) A health organization certified under Section 162.001 (b) shall develop, implement, and comply with an anti-retaliation policy for physicians under which the health organization may not terminate, demote, retaliate against, discipline, discriminate against, or otherwise penalize a physician for: (1) filing in good faith a complaint under Section 162.004 ; (2) cooperating in good faith with an investigation or proceeding of the board relating to a complaint filed under Section 162.004 ; or (3) communicating to a patient in good faith what the physician reasonably believes to be the physician's best, independent medical judgment. (b) On a determination that a health organization certified under Section 162.001 (b) has failed to develop, implement, or comply with a policy described by Subsection (a), the board may take any action allowed under this subtitle or board rule applicable to a health organization. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 1532 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section OC.162.005 ("ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY") 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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