Texas Insurance Code

§ 843.007 — CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION

IN § 843.007Title 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES · Part C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES · Ch. 843. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Any information relating to the diagnosis, treatment, or health of an enrollee or applicant obtained by a health maintenance organization from the enrollee or applicant or from a physician or provider shall be held in confidence and may not be disclosed to any person except:

(1)to the extent necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter or:

(A)Section 1367.053;

(B)Subchapter A, Chapter 1452;

(C)Subchapter B, Chapter 1507;

(D)Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2E.031, eff. April 1, 2009.