Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.363: DISCLOSURE TO DEFENDANTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS.

(a) Any of the following persons named as a defendant in any civil action filed as a result of participation in the credentialing process may use, including in the person's own defense, otherwise confidential information obtained for legitimate internal business and professional purposes:

(1) the trustee and its officers and employees, including the board of trustees;

(2) a credentialing committee;

(3) a person participating in a credentialing review;

(4) a health care provider;

(5) the group program; and

(6) a member of an advisory committee.

(b) Use of information under this section is not a waiver of the confidential and privileged nature of the information.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.446, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.