# Tex. Occupations Code § 162.005: ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 162.005
- **Heading:** ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.005

## Text

(a) A health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) shall develop, implement, and comply with an anti-retaliation policy for physicians under which the health organization may not terminate, demote, retaliate against, discipline, discriminate against, or otherwise penalize a physician for:

(1) filing in good faith a complaint under Section 162.004;

(2) cooperating in good faith with an investigation or proceeding of the board relating to a complaint filed under Section 162.004; or

(3) communicating to a patient in good faith what the physician reasonably believes to be the physician's best, independent medical judgment.

(b) On a determination that a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) has failed to develop, implement, or comply with a policy described by Subsection (a), the board may take any action allowed under this subtitle or board rule applicable to a 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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