Texas Medical Disclosure Panel

The TEXAS MEDICAL DISCLOSURE PANEL (TMDP), established by the 65th Legislature in 1977, is a panel appointed by the Commissioner of Health composed of nine members; three members licensed to practice law in Texas and six members licensed to practice medicine in Texas. TMDP's purpose is to determine which risks and hazards related to medical care and surgical procedures must be disclosed by health care providers or physicians to their patients or persons authorized to consent for their patients, and to establish the general form and substance of such disclosure.

The panel identifies and makes a thorough examination of all medical treatments and surgical procedures in which physicians and health care providers may be involved in order to determine which of those treatments and procedures do and do not require disclosure of the risks and hazards to the patients or persons authorized to consent for the patients.

The TMDP has created two separate lists of those medical treatments and surgical procedures that do and do not require disclosure. These lists, which were published in the Texas Register on February 13, 1998, page 1307, may be found on our rules page.

The TMDP has also developed Disclosure and Consent Forms, on which the disclosure will be made. The Disclosure and Consent Forms were also published in the Texas Register on February 13, 1998, page 1307. 

Staff Responsibility

The staff of the Facility Licensing Group is responsible for supporting the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel (TMDP). The panel meets at the call of the Chairman or on petition of at least three members of the panel (usually two to three times annually).

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Information

Texas Department of State Health Services
Facility Licensing Group/MC 1980
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756-3199
512-834-6646
FAX: 512-834-4514

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Texas Department of State Health Services, Health Facillity Licensing Program
1100 West 49th Street - Austin, Texas 78756 - (512) 834-6646

Last Updated April 7, 2006