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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 87.041 — INVESTIGATIONS

HS § 87.041Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 87. BIRTH DEFECTS · Art. C. INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS

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(a)The department may conduct investigations, including epidemiological or toxicological investigations, of cases of specified birth defects.
(b)The department may conduct these investigations to determine the nature and extent of the disease or the known or suspected cause of the birth defect and to formulate and evaluate control measures to protect the public health. The department's investigation is not limited to geographic, temporal, or occupational associations and may include investigation of past exposures.
(c)A person shall provide medical, demographic, epidemiological, toxicological, and environmental information to the department under this chapter.
(d)A person is not liable in damages or other relief for providing medical or other confidential information to the department during an epidemiological or toxicological investigation.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 87.041 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.