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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle E. REGULATION OF NURSING |
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Chapter 303. NURSING PEER REVIEW |
Sec. 303.0075. SHARING OF INFORMATION
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(a) A nursing peer review committee and a patient safety committee established by the same entity may share information.
(b) A record or determination of a patient safety committee, or a communication made to a patient safety committee, is not subject to subpoena or discovery and is not admissible in any civil or administrative proceeding, regardless of whether the information has been provided to a nursing peer review committee. The privileges under this subsection may be waived only through a written waiver signed by the chair, vice chair, or secretary of the patient safety committee. This subsection does not affect the application of Section 303.007 to a nursing peer review committee.
(c) A committee that receives information from another committee shall forward any request to disclose the information to the committee that provided the information.