Texas Civil Practice And Remedies Code Title 6, Chapter 144 - Destruction Of Certain Records

• Texas Section 144.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Former mental health patient" means an individual who: (A) between January 1, 1986, and December 31, 1993, was admitted to a...
• Texas Section 144.005 - Court Records Concerning Order
  The court shall seal records concerning an order issued under this chapter and ensure that the court's records are not open for inspection by any...
• Texas Section 144.006 - Collateral Effects Of Order
  (a) A former mental health patient who successfully petitions for an order under this chapter and a facility or health care provider, or the owner,...
• Texas Section 144.007 - Limitation On Certain Lawsuits
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a former mental patient who successfully petitions a court for an order under this chapter or a person...
• Texas Section 144.008 - Disclosure Of Information Subject To Order; Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) knows of a former mental patient's admission to a mental health facility; (2) knows of...
• Texas Section 144.009 - Applicability Of Other Law
  This chapter supersedes other state law regarding the retention or destruction of patient records. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 144.010 - Expiration Of Certain Provisions
  Sections 144.002, 144.003, and 144.004 expire January 1, 1999. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Last modified: September 28, 2016