Texas Insurance Code

§ 546.103 — EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY

IN § 546.103Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 546. USE OF GENETIC TESTING INFORMATION · Art. C. DISCLOSURE OF GENETIC INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; EXCEPTIONS

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(a)Subject to Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, genetic information may be disclosed without an authorization under Section 546.104 if the disclosure is:

(1)authorized under a state or federal criminal law relating to:

(A)the identification of individuals; or

(B)a criminal or juvenile proceeding, an inquest, or a child fatality review by a multidisciplinary child-abuse team;

(2)required under a specific order of a state or federal court;

(3)for the purpose of establishing paternity as authorized under a state or federal law;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 670 (S.B. 53), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.