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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 241.1031 — PRESERVATION OF RECORD FROM FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION

HS § 241.1031Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 241. HOSPITALS · Art. E. STAFF, RECORDS, AND PLAN REVIEWS

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(a)A hospital may not destroy a medical record from the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted under Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the record was created.
(b)A hospital may maintain a medical record described by Subsection (a) in the same form in which the hospital maintains other medical records. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (H.B. 531), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 10.003, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 1401), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 241.1031 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.