Sec. 47.009. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A birthing facility, a clinical laboratory, an audiologist, a health care provider, a physician, a registered nurse, or any other officer or employee of a birthing facility, a laboratory, a physician, or an audiologist is not criminally or civilly liable for furnishing information in good faith to the department or its designee as required by this chapter. This section does not apply to information gathered and furnished after a parent of a newborn or infant declined screening offered through a program.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 47 - Hearing Loss in Newborns
Section 47.003. Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program
Section 47.0031. Follow-Up Screening
Section 47.004. Certification of Screening Programs
Section 47.005. Information Concerning Screening Results and Follow-Up Care
Section 47.006. Technical Assistance by Department
Section 47.007. Information Management, Reporting, and Tracking System
Section 47.008. Confidentiality and General Access to Data