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TX Occ Code § 303.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.002. General Provisions Regarding Peer Review

Sec. 303.002.  GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING PEER REVIEW.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 3.001.(b)  The board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each state agency that licenses, registers, or certifies a facility required by law to have a nursing peer review committee.  The memorandum of understanding must:(1)  state the actions the board and agency are to take to encourage compliance with the requirement to have a nursing peer review committee;  and(2)  be adopted as a rule of the board and the agency.(c)  A court may not enjoin the activities of a nursing peer review committee under this chapter.(d)  This chapter may not be nullified by a contract.(e)  The committee shall give the nurse being reviewed at least minimum due process, including notice and opportunity for a hearing.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.019, 3.001(2), eff. Feb. 1, 2004.|
TX Occ Code § 303.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.003. Committee Membership

Sec. 303.003.  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  A nursing peer review committee must have nurses as three-fourths of its members.(b)  A nursing peer review committee that conducts a peer review that involves the practice of vocational nursing, to the extent feasible, must include vocational nurses as members and may have only registered nurses and vocational nurses as voting members.(c)  A nursing peer review committee that conducts a peer review that involves the practice of professional nursing must have registered nurses as two-thirds of its members and may have only registered nurses as voting members.(d)  The committee shall include to the extent feasible at least one nurse who has a working familiarity with the area of nursing practice in which the nurse being reviewed practices.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.020, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000), Sec. 15, eff. May 20, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 303.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.004. Peer Review by Two Entities

Sec. 303.004.  PEER REVIEW BY TWO ENTITIES.  (a)  A nurse who, as a temporary agency nurse, faculty member, or similar staff member, practices nursing for an educational institution, health care facility, agency, or entity, or a person other than the person who employs or directly compensates the nurse is subject to peer review by both the employer and the other person.(b)  For the purposes of exchanging information, the peer review committee reviewing the nurse's conduct is considered to be established under the authority of both entities.(c)  The two entities may contract as to which entity will conduct peer review of the nurse.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 303.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.006. Confidentiality of Peer Review Proceedings

Sec. 303.006.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF PEER REVIEW PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a nursing peer review committee proceeding is confidential and any communication made to a nursing peer review committee is privileged.(b)  A member, agent, or employee of a nursing peer review committee or a participant in a proceeding before the committee may not disclose or be required to disclose a communication made to the committee or a record or proceeding of the committee.(c)  A person who attends a nursing peer review committee proceeding may not disclose or be required to disclose:(1)  information acquired in connection with the proceeding;  or(2)  an opinion, recommendation, or evaluation of the committee or a committee member.(d)  A nursing peer review committee member and a person who provides information to the committee may not be questioned about:(1)  the person's testimony before the committee;  or(2)  an opinion formed as a result of the committee proceedings.(e)  Except as permitted by this chapter, information that is confidential under this section:(1)  is not subject to subpoena or discovery in any civil matter;(2)  is not admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding;  and(3)  may not be introduced into evidence in a nursing liability suit arising out of the provision of or a failure to provide nursing services.(f)  If a peer review committee determines that a nurse has not engaged in conduct required to be reported to the nurse's licensing board, a member of the peer review committee whose knowledge of the nurse's conduct was acquired only through the peer review may not report that nurse to the licensing board for that conduct.  A committee member is not prohibited from reporting:(1)  the nurse, if the member has knowledge of the nurse's conduct independently of peer review;  or(2)  the peer review committee to the licensing board, if the member believes the committee made its determination in bad faith.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 11, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 303.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.007. Disclosure of Information

Sec. 303.007.  DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.  (a)  A nursing peer review committee on request shall disclose written or oral communications made to the committee and the records and proceedings of the committee to:(1)  a licensing authority of any state;  or(2)  a law enforcement agency investigating a criminal matter.(b)  A nursing peer review committee may disclose written or oral communications made to the committee and the records and proceedings of the committee to:(1)  a licensing agency of any state;(2)  a law enforcement agency investigating a criminal matter;(3)  the association, school, agency, facility, or other organization under whose authority the committee is established;(4)  another nursing peer review committee;(5)  a peer assistance program approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;(6)  an appropriate state or federal agency or accrediting organization that accredits a health care facility or school of nursing or surveys a facility for quality of care;  or(7)  a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information that identifies a specific individual is deleted.(c)  If a committee discloses information under this section, the committee does not by that action waive the privilege of nondisclosure of committee information and proceedings.(d)  A peer review committee that discloses information under this section and each person who receives the information shall protect, to the extent possible, the identity of each patient.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 303.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.0075. Sharing of Information

Sec. 303.0075.  SHARING OF INFORMATION.  (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.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (S.B. 993), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 303.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.008. Rebuttal Statement

Sec. 303.008.  REBUTTAL STATEMENT.  (a)  If a nursing peer review committee makes an adverse finding against a nurse, the committee shall provide the nurse with a detailed description of the basis of its finding.(b)  The peer review committee shall give the nurse the opportunity to offer rebuttal information and to submit a rebuttal statement of reasonable length.  Any rebuttal statement must be included with any information disclosed by the committee under Section 303.007.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000), Sec. 17, eff. May 20, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 303.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.009. Retaliatory Actions

Sec. 303.009.  RETALIATORY ACTIONS.  (a)  A nursing peer review committee, a person participating in peer review, or an organization named as a defendant in a civil action or subjected to other retaliatory action as a result of participation in peer review may file a counterclaim in a pending action or prove a cause of action in a subsequent suit to recover defense costs, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and actual and punitive damages if the suit or retaliatory action is determined to be frivolous, unreasonable, without foundation, or taken in bad faith.(b)  A nursing peer review committee member or a person participating in peer review under this chapter named as a defendant in a civil action or subjected to other retaliatory action as a result of participation in peer review may use information that is otherwise confidential under this chapter to defend the civil action or a civil action that alleges retaliation for the person's participation in peer review.(c)  A person who discloses information under Subsection (b) does not by that action waive the privilege of nondisclosure of all other information privileged under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 303.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.010. Civil Liability

Sec. 303.010.  CIVIL LIABILITY.  (a)  A cause of action does not accrue for an act, statement, determination, or recommendation made, or act reported, without malice, in the course of peer review against:(1)  a member, agent, or employee of a nursing peer review committee;  or(2)  a school of nursing, hospital, nursing home, home health agency, health science center, or other health care facility, the nursing staff of such a facility, or a nursing association or other organization.(b)  A person who, without malice, provides records, information, or assistance to a nursing peer review committee:(1)  is not liable in a civil action based on the person's participation or assistance in peer review;  and(2)  may not be subjected to retaliatory action as a result of that act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 303.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.011. Evaluation by Committee

Sec. 303.011.  EVALUATION BY COMMITTEE.  (a)  In evaluating a nurse's conduct, the nursing peer review committee shall review the evidence to determine the extent to which a deficiency in care by the nurse was the result of deficiencies in the nurse's judgment, knowledge, training, or skill rather than other factors beyond the nurse's control.  A determination that a deficiency in care is attributable to a nurse must be based on the extent to which the nurse's conduct was the result of a deficiency in the nurse's judgment, knowledge, training, or skill.(b)  The nursing peer review committee shall report a deficiency in care that the committee determines was the result of a factor beyond the nurse's control to a patient safety committee for evaluation.  The patient safety committee shall evaluate the influence of the factors on the conduct of the nurse being evaluated and on the practice of other nurses within the entity that established the committee.  The committee shall report its findings to the nursing peer review committee.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 12, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (S.B. 993), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 303.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 303 - Nursing Peer Review|Section 303.012. Error Classification System

Sec. 303.012.  ERROR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.  (a)  The board may develop a standardized error classification system for use by a nursing peer review committee in evaluating the conduct of a nurse.  The board shall make the system available to the committee at no cost.(b)  Information collected as part of an error classification system is a record of the nursing peer review committee and is confidential under Section 303.006.(c)  A nursing peer review committee may report the information collected using the error classification system to the board.  The committee may not report to the board under this section information that includes the identity of an individual nurse or patient.(d)  Information the board receives under this section that contains information identifying a specific patient, nurse, or health care facility, the committee, or the sponsoring organization of the committee is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.  The board must remove the identifying information from the information before making the remaining information available to the public.(e)  This section does not affect the obligation or authority of a nursing peer review committee to disclose information under Section 303.007.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 878 (S.B. 193), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Occ Code § 304.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.002. Administration of Compact

Sec. 304.002.  ADMINISTRATION OF COMPACT.  The executive director of the Texas Board of Nursing is the Nurse Licensure Compact administrator for this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.022, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 304.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.0025. Rules Adopted Under Compact

Sec. 304.0025.  RULES ADOPTED UNDER COMPACT.  The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators established under the Nurse Licensure Compact under Section 304.0015 may not adopt rules that alter the requirements or scope of practice of a license issued under Chapter 301. Any rule adopted by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators that purports to alter the requirements or scope of practice of a license issued under Chapter 301 is not enforceable.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 304.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.003. Rules

Sec. 304.003.  RULES.  The Texas Board of Nursing may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.023, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 304.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.004. General Provisions

Sec. 304.004.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.  (a)  The terms "nurse," "registered nurse," and "vocational nurse" include nurses licensed as registered nurses or vocational nurses by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact.(b)  Unless the context indicates otherwise or doing so would be inconsistent with the Nurse Licensure Compact, nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact have the same rights and obligations as imposed by the laws of this state on license holders of the Texas Board of Nursing.(c)  The Texas Board of Nursing has the authority to determine whether a right or obligation imposed on license holders applies to nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact unless that determination is inconsistent with the Nurse Licensure Compact.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.024, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 304.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.005. Enforcement

Sec. 304.005.  ENFORCEMENT.  The Texas Board of Nursing is the state agency responsible for taking action against registered and vocational nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact as authorized by the Nurse Licensure Compact.  The action shall be taken in accordance with the same procedures for taking action against registered and vocational nurses licensed by this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.025, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 304.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.006. Information Maintained Under Compact

Sec. 304.006.  INFORMATION MAINTAINED UNDER COMPACT.  (a)  On request and payment of a reasonable fee, the Texas Board of Nursing shall provide a registered or vocational nurse licensed by this state with a copy of information regarding the nurse maintained by the coordinated licensure information system under Article VI of the Nurse Licensure Compact.(b)  A board is not obligated to provide information not available to the board or information that is not available to the nurse under the laws of the state contributing the information to the coordinated licensure information system.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.026, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 304.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.007. Access to Practice-Related Information

Sec. 304.007.  ACCESS TO PRACTICE-RELATED INFORMATION.  Practice-related information provided by the Texas Board of Nursing to registered or vocational nurses licensed by this state shall be made available by the board on request and at a reasonable cost to nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.027, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 304.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 304 - Nurse Licensure Compact|Section 304.008. Disclosure of Personal Information

Sec. 304.008.  DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.  (a)  In reporting information to the coordinated licensure information system under Article VI of the Nurse Licensure Compact, the Texas Board of Nursing may disclose personally identifiable information about the nurse, including the nurse's social security number.(b)  The coordinated licensure information system may not share personally identifiable information with a state not a party to the compact unless the state agrees not to disclose that information to other persons.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.130(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.028, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 551.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle J - Pharmacy and Pharmacists|Chapter 551 - General Provisions|Section 551.001. Short Title

Sec. 551.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This subtitle may be cited as the Texas Pharmacy Act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 551.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle J - Pharmacy and Pharmacists|Chapter 551 - General Provisions|Section 551.002. Legislative Declaration; Purpose

Sec. 551.002.  LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION;  PURPOSE.  (a)  This subtitle shall be liberally construed to regulate in the public interest the practice of pharmacy in this state as a professional practice that affects the public health, safety, and welfare.(b)  It is a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of pharmacy merits and receives the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be permitted to engage in the practice of pharmacy in this state.(c)  The purpose of this subtitle is to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through:(1)  effectively controlling and regulating the practice of pharmacy;  and(2)  licensing pharmacies engaged in the sale, delivery, or distribution of prescription drugs and devices used in diagnosing and treating injury, illness, and disease.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|