Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 181.001 — DEFINITIONS
HS § 181.001Title 2. HEALTH · Part I. MEDICAL RECORDS · Ch. 181. MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, each term that is used in this chapter has the meaning assigned by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards.
(b)In this chapter:
(1)Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(55), eff. April 2, 2015.
(2)"Covered entity" means any person who:
(A)for commercial, financial, or professional gain, monetary fees, or dues, or on a cooperative, nonprofit, or pro bono basis, engages, in whole or in part, and with real or constructive knowledge, in the practice of assembling, collecting, analyzing, using, evaluating, storing, or transmitting protected health information. The term includes a business associate, health care payer, governmental unit, information or computer management entity, school, health researcher, health care facility, clinic, health care provider, or person who maintains an Internet site;
(B)comes into possession of protected health information;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(55), eff. April 2, 2015.