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AN ACT
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relating to complaints filed with the State Board of Veterinary |
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Medical Examiners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.207, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), each [Each] |
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complaint, investigation file and record, and other investigation |
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report and all other investigative information in the possession of |
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or received or gathered by the board or the board's employees or |
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agents relating to a license holder, an application for license, or |
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a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and |
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confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other |
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means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than the board |
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or the board's employees or agents involved in discipline of a |
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license holder. |
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(b-1) Not later than the 14th day before the date of an |
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informal proceeding under Section 801.408, the board shall provide |
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to the license holder who is the subject of the complaint a copy of |
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the record of any review conducted under Section 801.2055 of a |
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complaint requiring medical expertise. The board shall redact the |
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name of each veterinarian who conducted the review. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the [The] board |
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shall protect the identity of a complainant to the extent possible. |
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SECTION 2. Section 801.207, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the State Board of |
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Veterinary Medical Examiners on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A complaint filed with the board before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint |
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was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3442 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3442 on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3442 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |