Texas Occupations Code 301.465 – Subpoenas; Request for Information
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(a) Notwithstanding § 2001.089, Government Code, the board may request issuance of a subpoena to be served in any manner authorized by law, including personal service by a board investigator or by certified mail.
(b) Each person shall respond promptly and fully to a request for information by the board or to a subpoena issued by the board. A request or subpoena may not be refused, denied, or resisted unless the request or subpoena calls for information within the attorney-client privilege. No other privilege applies to a board proceeding.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 301.465
- 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.
(c) The board may pay a reasonable fee for photocopies subpoenaed at the board’s request. The amount paid may not exceed the amount the board charges for copies of its records.
(d) The board shall protect, to the extent possible, the identity of each patient named in information received by the board.