Texas Insurance Code
§ 602.051 — AUTHORIZATION FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN HEALTH INFORMATION
IN § 602.051Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part D. PRIVACY · Ch. 602. PRIVACY OF HEALTH INFORMATION · Art. B. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN HEALTH INFORMATION
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Section 602.053, a covered entity must obtain authorization to disclose nonpublic personal health information before disclosing the information.
(b)A request for authorization to disclose nonpublic personal health information may be in written or electronic form and must:
(1)state the identity of the consumer or customer who is the subject of the information;
(2)describe:
(A)each type of information to be disclosed;
(B)each party to whom the covered entity intends to disclose the information;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.