Sec. 204.255.  PERMITTED DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.  (a)  Investigative information in the possession of a physician assistant board employee or agent that relates to the discipline of a license holder may be disclosed to:
(1)  a licensing authority in another state or country in which the license holder is licensed or has applied for a license;  or
(2)  a peer review committee reviewing:
(A)  an application for privileges;  or
(B)  the qualifications of the license holder with respect to retaining privileges.
(b)  If investigative information in the possession of the physician assistant board or a board employee or agent indicates that a crime may have been committed, the board shall report the information to the proper law enforcement agency.  The board shall cooperate with and assist each law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation of a license holder by providing information relevant to the investigation.  Confidential information disclosed by the board to a law enforcement agency under this subsection remains confidential and may not be disclosed by the law enforcement agency except as necessary to further the investigation.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.