# Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0022: HEALTH ORGANIZATION POLICIES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.0022

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0022
- **Heading:** HEALTH ORGANIZATION POLICIES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.0022

## Text

(a) A health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) shall adopt, maintain, and enforce policies to ensure that a physician employed by the health organization exercises independent medical judgment when providing care to patients.

(b) The policies adopted under this section must include policies relating to:

(1) credentialing;

(2) quality assurance;

(3) utilization review; and

(4) peer review.

(c) The policies adopted under this section, including any amendments to the policies, must be developed by the board of directors or board of trustees, as applicable, of the health organization and approved by an affirmative vote.

(d) The policies of the health organization must be drafted and interpreted in a manner that reserves the sole authority to engage in the practice of medicine to a physician participating in the health organization, regardless of the physician's employment status with the health organization.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.001 § 162.001. CERTIFICATION BY BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.001.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.002 § 162.002. LIMITATION ON PHYSICIAN FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.002.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.003 § 162.003. REFUSAL TO CERTIFY; REVOCATION; PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.003.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.004 § 162.004. PROCEDURES FOR AND DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST CERTAIN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.004.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.005 § 162.005. ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.005.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.006 § 162.006. BIENNIAL REPORT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.006.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0021 § 162.0021. INTERFERENCE WITH PHYSICIAN'S PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.0021.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0022 § 162.0022. HEALTH ORGANIZATION POLICIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.0022.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0023 § 162.0023. DISCIPLINARY ACTION RESTRICTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.0023.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0024 § 162.0024. CONTRACTUAL WAIVER PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.0024.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.051 § 162.051. AUTHORITY TO FORM CERTAIN JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.051.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.053 § 162.053. JOINTLY OWNED ENTITIES WITH PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.053.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.101 § 162.101. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.101.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 162.102 § 162.102. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.102.md)

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