COVID-19: Medical liability FAQs

March 25, 2020

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April 25, 2020

To help guide you through the COVID-19 crisis, we created this webinar to answer your medical liability and regulatory questions related to this public health emergency. Links to the documents mentioned in the webinar can be found on the TMLT Coronavirus Resource Hub.

COVID-19 resources
This is a developing issue, and we encourage you to use the following resources to stay informed with the most up-to-date and reliable information:

Texas Medical Association (TMA) COVID-19 Resource Center
Texas Medical Board (TMB) COVID-19 page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 resource page
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) COVID-19 webpage
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) COVID-19 projections
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
TMLT Resource Hub - Coronavirus updates and resources

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