Texas Human Resources Code
§ 101A.258 — ACCESS TO RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
HR § 101A.258Title 6. SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY · Ch. 101A. STATE SERVICES FOR THE AGING · Art. F. OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Statute text
View on source(a)The state long-term care ombudsman and representatives shall have access to patient care records of residents as provided by commission rules. Except as provided by Subsection (b), all records and information created or obtained by the state long-term care ombudsman or a representative remain confidential. (a-1) The state long-term care ombudsman and representatives shall have access to patient care records of a resident if:
(1)the resident or the resident's legal representative consents to the access;
(2)the resident is unable to consent to the access and the resident has no legal representative; or
(3)access to the records is necessary to investigate a complaint and:
(A)a legal representative of the resident refuses to consent to the access;
(B)the state long-term care ombudsman or representative has reasonable cause to believe that the legal representative of the resident is not acting in the best interests of the resident; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 3564), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.