Texas Occupations Code 202.456 – Immunity
(a) Except for an action involving fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a podiatric peer review committee is immune from liability and may not be subject to a suit for damages for any act arising from the performance of the committee’s duties in:
(1) investigating a disagreement or complaint;
(2) holding a hearing to determine facts; or
(3) making an evaluation, recommendation, decision, or award involving:
(A) a podiatrist who is a member of the podiatric medical society or association; or
(B) another podiatrist, podiatric patient, or third party who requests the services of the committee.
(b) A person, including a health care entity or podiatric peer review committee, that participates in podiatric peer review activity or furnishes records, information, or assistance to a podiatric peer review committee or to the department is immune from civil liability arising from those acts if the person acted in good faith and without malice.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 202.456
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- 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