Texas Occupations Code 261.103 – Immunity From Suit
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 261.103
- 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
A person is immune from civil liability if:
(1) the person reports or furnishes information to a dental peer review committee or the board in good faith;
(2) the person:
(A) is a member, employee, or agent of the board, of a dental peer review committee, or of a dental organization committee or a dental organization who takes an action or makes a recommendation within the scope of the functions of a peer review program; and
(B) acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to the person; or
(3) the person, including a health care entity or dental peer review committee, without malice participates in a dental peer review activity or furnishes a record, information, or assistance to a dental peer review committee or the board.