Texas Occupations Code 206.157 – Confidentiality of Investigative Information
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Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 206.157
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, or other report, the identity of and reports made by a physician or surgical assistant performing or supervising compliance monitoring for the medical board, or other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the medical board, medical board employee or agent relating to a license holder, a license application, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the medical board or medical board employee or agent involved in license holder discipline.