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Tex. Occ. Code § 204.208

DUTY TO REPORT; MEDICAL PEER REVIEW

Known as the Physician Assistant Licensing Act

The act spans §§ 204.001–204.353 (77 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Moreno v. Quintana (2010)

Most recently applied in Moreno v. Quintana (March 2010)

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A medical peer review committee in this state, physician assistant, physician assistant student, or physician lawfully practicing medicine in this state shall report relevant information to the physician assistant board related to the acts of a physician assistant in this state if, in the person's opinion, a physician assistant poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a physician assistant. The duty to report under this section may not be nullified through contract.

(b) Sections 160.002, 160.003, 160.006, 160.007(d), 160.009, 160.013, 160.014, and 160.015 apply to medical peer review relating to the practice of a physician assistant.

(c) A person, including a health care entity or medical peer review committee, that without malice furnishes records, information, or assistance to the physician assistant board is immune from any civil liability arising from that act.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.