Tex. Occ. Code Section 162.005
Anti-retaliation Policy

(a)

A health organization certified under Section 162.001 (Certification by Board)(b) shall develop, implement, and comply with an anti-retaliation policy for physicians under which the health organization may not terminate, demote, retaliate against, discipline, discriminate against, or otherwise penalize a physician for:

(1)

filing in good faith a complaint under Section 162.004 (Procedures for and Disposition of Complaints Against Certain Health Organizations);

(2)

cooperating in good faith with an investigation or proceeding of the board relating to a complaint filed under Section 162.004 (Procedures for and Disposition of Complaints Against Certain Health Organizations); or

(3)

communicating to a patient in good faith what the physician reasonably believes to be the physician’s best, independent medical judgment.

(b)

On a determination that a health organization certified under Section 162.001 (Certification by Board)(b) has failed to develop, implement, or comply with a policy described by Subsection (a), the board may take any action allowed under this subtitle or board rule applicable to a health organization.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 771 (H.B. 1532), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 162.005 — Anti-retaliation Policy, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­162.­htm#162.­005 (accessed May 26, 2025).

162.001
Certification by Board 162.002
Limitation on Physician Fees 162.003
Refusal to Certify 162.004
Procedures for and Disposition of Complaints Against Certain Health Organizations 162.005
Anti-retaliation Policy 162.006
Biennial Report Required for Certain Health Organizations 162.0021
Interference with Physician’s Professional Judgment Prohibited 162.0022
Health Organization Policies 162.0023
Disciplinary Action Restriction 162.0024
Contractual Waiver Prohibited 162.051
Authority to Form Certain Jointly Owned Entities 162.053
Jointly Owned Entities with Physician Assistants 162.101
Definition 162.102
Rules 162.103
Applicability 162.104
Registration Required 162.105
Compliance with Anesthesia Rules 162.106
Inspections 162.107
Requests for Inspection and Advisory Opinion 162.151
Definitions 162.152
Associations 162.153
Standardized Credentials Verification Program 162.154
Furnishing of Data to Health Care Entity 162.155
Review of Data by Physician 162.156
Data Duplication Prohibited 162.157
Immunity 162.158
Rules 162.159
Confidentiality 162.160
Use of Independent Contractor 162.161
Fees 162.162
Gifts, Grants, and Donations 162.201
Employment of Physician Permitted 162.202
Committee Established by School 162.203
Certification of School by Board 162.204
Biennial Report 162.205
Suspension or Revocation of Certification 162.206
Limitation on School’s Authority 162.207
Application of Subchapter 162.251
Definitions 162.252
Applicability of Subchapter 162.253
Direct Primary Care Not Insurance 162.254
Billing Insurer or Health Maintenance Organization Prohibited 162.255
Interference Prohibited 162.256
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