(a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are considered investigative.
(b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.

Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 171.009

  • Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states.
(d) Member boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact.
(e) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine.

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