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Amend CSSB 1574 as follows:
(1) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike proposed Section 413.0514, Labor Code (committee printing page 2, lines 5 through
39), and substitute the following:
Sec. 413.0514. INFORMATION SHARING WITH OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSING BOARDS. (a) This section applies only to information
held by or for the commission, the Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners, and Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners that relates
to a person who is licensed or otherwise regulated by any of those
state agencies.
(b) The commission and the Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners on request or on its own initiative, may share with each
other confidential information or information to which access is
otherwise restricted by law. The commission and the Texas State
Board of Medical Examiners shall cooperate with and assist each
other when either agency is conducting an investigation by
providing information to each other that the sending agency
determines is relevant to the investigation. Except as provided by
this section, confidential information that is shared under this
section remains confidential under law and legal restrictions on
access to the information remain in effect. Furnishing information
by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners to the commission or
by the commission to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
under this Subsection does not constitute a waiver of privilege or
confidentiality as established by law.
(c) Information that is received by the commission from the
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners or by the Texas State Board
of Medical Examiners from the commission remains confidential, may
not be disclosed by the commission except as necessary to further
the investigation, and shall be exempt from disclosure under Labor
Code Section 402.092 and Section 413.0513.
(d) The commission and the Texas Board of Chiropractic
Examiners on request or on its own initiative, may share with each
other confidential information or information to which access is
otherwise restricted by law. The commission and the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners shall cooperate with and assist each other
when either agency is conducting an investigation by providing
information to each other that is relevant to the investigation.
Except as provided by this section, confidential information that
is shared under this section remains confidential under law and
legal restrictions on access to the information remain in effect
unless the agency sharing the information approves use of the
information by the receiving agency for enforcement purposes.
Furnishing information by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
to the commission or by the commission to the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners under this Subsection does not constitute a
waiver of privilege or confidentiality as established by law.
(e) Information that is received by the commission from the
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners or by the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners remains confidential and may not be
disclosed by the commission except as necessary to further the
investigation unless the agency sharing the information and the
agency receiving the information agree to use of the information by
the receiving agency for enforcement purposes.
(f) The commission and the Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners shall provide information to each other on all
disciplinary actions taken.
(g) The commission and the Texas Board of Chiropractic
Examiners shall provide information to each other on all
disciplinary actions taken.
(2) In SECTION 5 of the bill, between "SECTION 5." and
"This" (committee printing page 3, line 9), insert the following:
(a) The changes in law made by this Act apply to information
maintained by or on behalf of the Texas Workers' Compensation
Commission, the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, or the
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners without regard to the date
the information is collected, compiled, developed, or shared
between the agencies.
(b)