Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 103.003

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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 whose rights under this chapter are violated may sue a hospital, health care facility, or educational institution in district court in the county where the hospital, facility, or institution is located for:
(1) an injunction against any further violation;
(2) appropriate affirmative relief, including admission or reinstatement of employment with back pay plus 10 percent interest; and
(3) any other relief necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.