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Section 145.016. Disclosure of Record Prohibited; Exception

TX Health & Safety Code § 145.016 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 145.016. DISCLOSURE OF RECORD PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator or other person may not disclose a customer record required by Section 145.008(i).

(b) An operator or other person may disclose a customer record:

(1) if the customer, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the customer, requests the record;

(2) if a health authority requests the record under Section 145.011;

(3) if the customer consents in writing to the disclosure to another person;

(4) in a criminal proceeding in which the customer is a victim, witness, or defendant;

(5) if the record is requested in a criminal or civil proceeding by court order or subpoena; or

(6) as otherwise required by law.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 473, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.019, eff. September 1, 2015.

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