Sec. 901.161. PRIVILEGE FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) Any statement or record prepared or an opinion formed in connection with a positive enforcement or peer review is privileged and is not:
(1) subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to a person other than the board; or
(2) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than a board hearing.
(b) The privilege provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to information involved in a dispute between a reviewer and the person, including an entity, who is the subject of the review.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1497, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Regulation of Financial and Legal Services
Subtitle A - Financial Services
Subchapter D. Board Powers and Duties
Section 901.151. General Powers and Duties of Board
Section 901.152. Advisory Committees
Section 901.1525. Appointment of Board Committees
Section 901.153. Enforcement Committees
Section 901.155. Scholarship Trust Fund for Fifth-Year Accounting Students
Section 901.156. Rules of Professional Conduct
Section 901.1565. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction
Section 901.157. Rules for Specialization
Section 901.158. Rules Restricting Competitive Practices
Section 901.160. Availability and Confidentiality of Certain Board Files
Section 901.161. Privilege for Certain Information
Section 901.162. Immunity From Liability
Section 901.164. Outside Legal Counsel
Section 901.165. Rules for Attest Services
Section 901.166. Authority to Issue Subpoena, Administer Oath, and Receive Evidence
Section 901.167. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy