(a) On the written request of the provider, the commission shall, at no expense to the provider who requested the meeting, provide for an informal resolution meeting held under § 531.102(g)(6) or 531.120(b) to be recorded. The recording of an informal resolution meeting shall be made available to the provider who requested the meeting. The commission may not record an informal resolution meeting unless the commission receives a written request from a provider under this subsection.
(b) Notwithstanding § 531.1021(g) and except as provided by this section, an informal resolution meeting held under § 531.102(g)(6) or 531.120(b) is confidential, and any information or materials obtained by the commission’s office of inspector general, including the office’s employees or the office’s agents, during or in connection with an informal resolution meeting, including a recording made under Subsection (a), are privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 or any other means of legal compulsion for release, including disclosure, discovery, or subpoena.

Text of section effective until April 01, 2025