Texas Occupations Code

§ 562.052 — RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS

OC § 562.052Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS · Ch. 562. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER · Art. B. OTHER PRACTICE BY PHARMACIST

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A confidential record is privileged and a pharmacist may release a confidential record only to:

(1)the patient or the patient's agent;

(2)a practitioner or another pharmacist if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being;

(3)the board or to a person or another state or federal agency authorized by law to receive the confidential record;

(4)a law enforcement agency engaged in investigation of a suspected violation of Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);

(5)a person employed by a state agency that licenses a practitioner, if the person is performing the person's official duties; or

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.