{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-162.160","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 162.160","heading":"USE OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.","body":"The board may contract with an independent contractor to collect, verify, maintain, store, or release information. The contract must provide for board oversight and for the confidentiality of the information. If the board contracts with an independent entity that is not a governmental unit to carry out this subchapter, the independent entity is not immune from liability.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 162. REGULATION OF PRACTICE OF MEDICINE","SUBCHAPTER D. PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.162.htm#162.160","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d5766d630ed3ef1d577509bdede8d32efb537a908ac1cd2770a52d72df9f21e4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-162.159","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-162.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}