Texas Occupations Code

§ 159.004 — EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY IN OTHER SITUATIONS

OC § 159.004Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 159. PHYSICIAN-PATIENT COMMUNICATION

Statute text

(a)An exception to the privilege of confidentiality in a situation other than a court or administrative proceeding, allowing disclosure of confidential information by a physician, exists only with respect to the following:

(1)a governmental agency, if the disclosure is required or authorized by law;

(2)medical, mental health, or law enforcement personnel, if the physician determines that there is a probability of:

(A)imminent physical injury to the patient, the physician, or another person; or

(B)immediate mental or emotional injury to the patient;

(3)qualified personnel for research or for a management audit, financial audit, or program evaluation, but the personnel may not directly or indirectly identify a patient in any report of the research, audit, or evaluation or otherwise disclose identity in any manner;

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 549), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.