Amend HB 2824 as follows: In SECTION 1, amend Section 50.0225, Human Resources Code, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license or order of recognition except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license or order of recognition; (2) professional social work licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges against a holder of a license or order of recognition, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 2, amend Sec. 8C, Article 4413(51), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the council in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the council or its employees or agents involved in the complaint and investigation, except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the council in a complaint and investigation; (2) professional sex offender treatment provider licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges against a person under this chapter by the council, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the council, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the council are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 3, amend Section 11B, Article 4512c-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) marriage and family therapist licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 4, amend Section 5B, Article 4512d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) athletic trainer licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 5, amend Section 16D, Article 4512g, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional counselor licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 6, amend Sec. 16C, Article 4512h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional dietitian licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 8, amend Section 24A, Article 4512j, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional speech language pathologist and audiologist licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 9, amend Section 11B, Article 4512n, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its agents or employees who are involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional medical physics licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 10, amend Section 19A, Article 4529e, Revised Statutes, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its agents or employees involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional perfusionist licensing or disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 12, amend Section 1.12C, Article 4566-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the committee in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the committee or its agents or employees who are involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the committee in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional licensing or disciplinary boards for the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the committee against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the committee, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the committee are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. In SECTION 14. amend Section 6A, Article 8920, Revised Statutes, by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows: (h) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled by the board in connection with a complaint and investigation are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the board or its employees or agents involved in discipline of the holder of a license except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the holder of a license; (2) professional orthotist or prosthetist disciplinary boards in other jurisdictions; (3) peer assistance programs approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code; (4) law enforcement agencies; and (5) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying information has been deleted. (i) The filing of formal charges by the board against a holder of a license, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code. Add a new SECTION 15 to read as follows, and renumber existing SECTIONS 15 and 16 as SECTIONS 16 and 17: SECTION 15. The Texas Hospital Licensing Law, Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Section 241.051 to read as follows: Section 241.051. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may make an inspection, survey, or investigation that it considers necessary. A representative of the department may enter the premises of a hospital at any reasonable time to make an inspection, a survey, or an investigation to assure compliance with or prevent a violation of this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, an order or special order of the commissioner of health, a special license provision, a court order granting injunctive relief, or other enforcement procedures. The department shall maintain the confidentiality of hospital records as applicable under state or federal law. (b) The department or a representative of the department is entitled to access to all books, records, or other documents maintained by or on behalf of the hospital to the extent necessary to enforce this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, an order or special order of the commissioner of health, a special license provision, a court order granting injunctive relief, or other enforcement procedures. (c) By applying for or holding a hospital license, the hospital consents to entry and inspection of the hospital by the department or a representative of the department in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. (d) All information and materials obtained by the department in connection with a complaint and investigation concerning a hospital are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to anyone other than the department or its employees or agents involved in the disciplinary action except that this information may be disclosed to: (1) persons involved with the department in the disciplinary action against the hospital; (2) appropriate state or federal agencies that are authorized to inspect, survey, or investigate hospitals; (3) law enforcement agencies; and (4) persons engaged in bona fide research, if all individual-identifying and hospital-identifying information has been deleted. (e) Final actions involving a civil or administrative penalty, or injunctive relief, against a hospital are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Section 552.001 et seq., Government Code.