(a) A person who performs services for the division as a designated doctor, an independent medical examiner, a doctor performing a medical case review, or a member of a peer review panel has the same immunity from liability as the commissioner under Section 402.00123.

(b) Immunity from liability under this section does not apply to a person providing medical treatment to an injured employee.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.258, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2011.