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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 34.011 — IMMUNITY

HS § 34.011Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 34. TEXAS MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY REVIEW COMMITTEE

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(a)A member of the review committee or a person employed by or acting in an advisory capacity to the review committee and who provides information, counsel, or services to the review committee is not liable for damages for an action taken within the scope of the functions of the review committee.
(b)Subsection (a) does not apply if the person acts with malice or without the reasonable belief that the action is warranted by the facts known to the person.
(c)This section does not provide immunity to a person described by Subsection (a) for a violation of a state or federal law or rule relating to the privacy of health information or the transmission of health information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) and rules adopted under that Act. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (S.B. 495), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 13, eff. June 10, 2019.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 34.011 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.