Title OC, Occupations Code

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 c…

Sec. 303.005. REQUEST FOR PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE DETERMINATION. (a) In this section, "duty to a patient" means conduct required by standards of practice or professional conduct adopted by the board for nurses. The term includes administrative decisions directly affecting a nurse's…

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 …

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…

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 n…

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 …

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…

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 …

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, …

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 …