{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 206.159","heading":"IMMUNITY AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) A medical peer review committee in this state, a quality assurance committee in this state, a surgical assistant, a surgical assistant student, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a surgical assistant in this state if, in that person's opinion, a surgical assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through the person's practice as a surgical assistant. The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract.\n(b) A person who, without malice, furnishes records, information, or assistance to the advisory committee under this section is immune from any civil liability arising from that action in a suit against the person brought by or on behalf of a surgical assistant who is reported under this section.\n(c) Sections 160.002, 160.003, 160.006, 160.007, 160.009, 160.013, and 160.014 apply to medical peer review regarding a licensed surgical assistant.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 206. SURGICAL ASSISTANTS","SUBCHAPTER D. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION; COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.206.htm#206.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"807b6dfd5a2e154004d9965f8be0429751467eee48a5de2da80cd1bf36598e37","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}