Tex. Occupations Code § 261.101: COMMITTEE IMMUNITY FROM SUIT.
Where this section sits in the code
- OCCUPATIONS CODE
- TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS
- SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY
- CHAPTER 261. CONFIDENTIALITY AND IMMUNITY OF DENTAL PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE
- SUBCHAPTER C. CIVIL LIABILITY
(a) In the absence of fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a dental peer review committee is not subject to a suit for damages arising from investigating a disagreement or complaint, holding a hearing to determine facts, or making an evaluation, recommendation, decision, or award involving a dentist who is a member of a dental association or another dentist, a dental patient, or a third party requesting the committee's services.
(b) The purpose of this section is to protect a dental peer review committee from being harassed and threatened with legal action in performing official duties.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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