Texas Occupations Code 101.053 – Confidentiality
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 101.053
- 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, or other information regarding the content of a complaint in the possession of the council or its employee or agent relating to a person initiating a complaint or the license holder who is the subject of the complaint is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than:
(1) a council employee or agent involved in collecting complaint information;
(2) the specific council member agency or board responsible for regulating the health profession in which the person who is the subject of the complaint is a license holder; or
(3) an employee or agent of the member agency or board who is involved in the discipline of license holders.