Texas Occupations Code
§ 565.055 — INVESTIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
OC § 565.055Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS · Ch. 565. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES; REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE · Art. B. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES
Statute text
View on source(a)The board or the board's authorized representative may investigate and gather evidence concerning any alleged violation of this subtitle or a board rule.
(b)Information or material compiled by the board in connection with an investigation, including an investigative file of the board, is confidential and not subject to:
(1)disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; or
(2)any means of legal compulsion for release, including disclosure, discovery, or subpoena, to anyone other than the board or a board employee or board agent involved in discipline of a license holder.
(c)Notwithstanding Subsection (b), information or material compiled by the board in connection with an investigation may be disclosed:
(1)during any proceeding conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, to the board, or a panel of the board, or in a subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (S.B. 1438), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 16, eff. June 14, 2013.