Texas Family Code

§ 108.110 — RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY VITAL STATISTICS UNIT

FA § 108.110Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 108. CENTRAL RECORD FILE; VITAL STATISTICS

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(a)The vital statistics unit shall provide to the Department of Family and Protective Services:

(1)adoption information as necessary for the department to comply with federal law or regulations regarding the compilation or reporting of adoption information to federal officials; and

(2)other information as necessary for the department to administer its duties.

(b)The unit may release otherwise confidential information from the unit's central record files to another governmental entity that has a specific need for the information and maintains appropriate safeguards to prevent further dissemination of the information. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.042, eff. April 2, 2015.