# Tex. Occupations Code § 565.055: INVESTIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.055

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 565.055
- **Heading:** INVESTIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.055

## Text

(a) The board or the board's authorized representative may investigate and gather evidence concerning any alleged violation of this subtitle or a board rule.

(b) Information or material compiled by the board in connection with an investigation, including an investigative file of the board, is confidential and not subject to:

(1) disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; or

(2) any means of legal compulsion for release, including disclosure, discovery, or subpoena, to anyone other than the board or a board employee or board agent involved in discipline of a license holder.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), information or material compiled by the board in connection with an investigation may be disclosed:

(1) during any proceeding conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, to the board, or a panel of the board, or in a subsequent trial or appeal of a board action or order;

(2) to a person providing a service to the board, including an expert witness, investigator, or employee of an entity that contracts with the board, related to a disciplinary proceeding against an applicant or license holder, or a subsequent trial or appeal, if the information is necessary for preparation for, or a presentation in, the proceeding;

(3) to an entity in another jurisdiction that:

(A) licenses or disciplines pharmacists or pharmacies; or

(B) registers or disciplines pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician trainees;

(4) to a pharmaceutical or pharmacy peer review committee as described under Chapter 564;

(5) to a law enforcement agency;

(6) to a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information identifying a specific individual has been deleted; or

(7) to an entity that administers a board-approved pharmacy technician certification examination.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.001 § 565.001. APPLICANT FOR OR HOLDER OF LICENSE TO PRACTICE PHARMACY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.001.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.002 § 565.002. APPLICANT FOR OR HOLDER OF PHARMACY LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.002.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.003 § 565.003. ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE REGARDING APPLICANT FOR OR HOLDER OF NONRESIDENT PHARMACY LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.003.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.051 § 565.051. DISCIPLINE AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.051.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.052 § 565.052. SUBMISSION TO MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.052.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.053 § 565.053. DISCIPLINE OF NONRESIDENT PHARMACY; NOTICE TO RESIDENT STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.053.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.054 § 565.054. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON NONRESIDENT PHARMACY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.054.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.055 § 565.055. INVESTIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.055.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.056 § 565.056. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.056.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.057 § 565.057. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.057.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.058 § 565.058. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.058.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.059 § 565.059. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.059.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.060 § 565.060. REMEDIAL PLAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.060.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 565.061 § 565.061. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C565_S565.061.md)

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