Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 182.051 — TEXAS HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY; PURPOSE

HS § 182.051Title 2. HEALTH · Part I. MEDICAL RECORDS · Ch. 182. ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION · Art. B. ADMINISTRATION

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(a)The corporation is established to:

(1)promote, implement, and facilitate the voluntary and secure electronic exchange of health information; and

(2)create incentives to promote, implement, and facilitate the voluntary and secure electronic exchange of health information.

(b)The corporation is a public nonprofit corporation and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, has all the powers and duties incident to a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code.

(c)The corporation is subject to state law governing nonprofit corporations, except that:

(1)the corporation may not be placed in receivership; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (H.B. 1066), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.