Sec. 202.456.  IMMUNITY.  (a)  Except for an action involving fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a podiatric peer review committee is immune from liability and may not be subject to a suit for damages for any act arising from the performance of the committee's duties in:
(1)  investigating a disagreement or complaint;
(2)  holding a hearing to determine facts;  or
(3)  making an evaluation, recommendation, decision, or award involving:
(A)  a podiatrist who is a member of the podiatric medical society or association;  or
(B)  another podiatrist, podiatric patient, or third party who requests the services of the committee.
(b)  A person, including a health care entity or podiatric peer review committee, that participates in podiatric peer review activity or furnishes records, information, or assistance to a podiatric peer review committee or to the department is immune from civil liability arising from those acts if the person acted in good faith and without malice.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2017.