Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.202 — FEES

HS § 161.202Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. M. MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS

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(a)A health care provider or health care facility may not charge a fee for a medical or mental health record requested by a patient or former patient, or by an attorney or other authorized representative of the patient or former patient, for use in supporting an application for disability benefits or other benefits or assistance the patient or former patient may be eligible to receive based on that patient's or former patient's disability, or an appeal relating to denial of those benefits or assistance under:

(1)Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;

(2)the state Medicaid program;

(3)Title II, the federal Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.);

(4)Title XVI, the federal Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 1382 et seq.);

(5)Title XVIII, the federal Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.);

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 707, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.