Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 63.006. Release Of Dental Records
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Art. 63.006. RELEASE OF DENTAL RECORDS. (a) At the time a
report is made for a missing child, the person to whom the report is
given shall give or mail to the reporter a dental record release
form. The officer receiving the report shall endorse the form with
the notation that a missing child report has been made in compliance
with this chapter. When the form is properly completed by the
reporter, and contains the endorsement, the form is sufficient to
permit any dentist or physician in this state to release dental
records relating to the child reported missing.
(b) At any time a report is made for a missing person the law
enforcement officer taking the report shall complete a dental
release form that states that the person is missing and that there
is reason to believe that the person has not voluntarily relocated
or removed himself from communications with others and that
authorizes the bearer of the release to obtain dental information
records from any dentist or physician in this state.
(c) Any person who obtains dental records through the use of
the form authorized by this article shall send the records to the
clearinghouse.
(d) The judge of any court of record of this state may for
good cause shown authorize the release of dental records of a
missing child or missing person.
(e) A dentist or physician who releases dental records to a
person presenting a proper release executed or ordered under this
article is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for
the release of those records.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 1985.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code Sec. 74.006 by Acts
1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code Sec. 79.006 and
amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1427, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997. Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 3,
eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art.
62.006 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(8)(A), eff. Sept.
1, 1999.
Article: 62.408 63.001 63.0015 63.002 63.003 63.004 63.005 63.006 63.007 63.008 63.009 63.010 63.011 63.012 63.013
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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