Texas Health And Safety Code Title 7, Chapter 595 - Records

• Texas Section 595.001 - Confidentiality Of Records
  Records of the identity, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a person that are maintained in connection with the performance of a program or activity relating...
• Texas Section 595.002 - Rules
  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter that are necessary or proper to: (1) prevent circumvention or evasion of the chapter;...
• Texas Section 595.003 - Consent To Disclosure
  (a) The content of a confidential record may be disclosed in accordance with the prior written consent of: (1) the person about whom the record...
• Texas Section 595.004 - Right To Personal Record
  (a) The content of a confidential record shall be made available on the request of the person about whom the record was made unless: (1)...
• Texas Section 595.005 - Exceptions
  (a) The content of a confidential record may be disclosed without the consent required under Section 595.003 to: (1) medical personnel to the extent necessary...
• Texas Section 595.0055 - Disclosure Of Name And Birth And Death Dates For Certain Purposes
  (a) In this section, "cemetery organization" and "funeral establishment" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, on request by a...
• Texas Section 595.006 - Use Of Record In Criminal Proceedings
  Except as authorized by a court order under Section 595.005, a confidential record may not be used to: (1) initiate or substantiate a criminal charge...
• Texas Section 595.007 - Confidentiality Of Past Services
  The prohibition against disclosing information in a confidential record applies regardless of when the person received services. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76,...
• Texas Section 595.008 - Exchange Of Records
  The prohibitions against disclosure apply to an exchange of records between government agencies or persons, except for exchanges of information necessary for: (1) delivery of...
• Texas Section 595.009 - Receipt Of Information By Persons Other Than Client Or Patient
  (a) A person who receives information that is confidential under this chapter may not disclose the information except to the extent that disclosure is consistent...
• Texas Section 595.010 - Disclosure Of Physical Or Mental Condition
  This chapter does not prohibit a qualified professional from disclosing the current physical and mental condition of a person with an intellectual disability to the...

Last modified: September 28, 2016