Texas Health And Safety Code Title 7, Chapter 611 - Mental Health Records

• Texas Section 611.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Patient" means a person who consults or is interviewed by a professional for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of any mental or...
• Texas Section 611.002 - Confidentiality Of Information And Prohibition Against Disclosure
  (a) Communications between a patient and a professional, and records of the identity, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a patient that are created or maintained...
• Texas Section 611.003 - Persons Who May Claim Privilege Of Confidentiality
  (a) The privilege of confidentiality may be claimed by: (1) the patient; (2) a person listed in Section 611.004(a)(4) or (a)(5) who is acting on...
• Texas Section 611.004 - Authorized Disclosure Of Confidential Information Other Than In Judicial Or Administrative Proceeding
  (a) A professional may disclose confidential information only: (1) to a governmental agency if the disclosure is required or authorized by law; (2) to medical...
• Texas Section 611.0045 - Right To Mental Health Record
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a patient is entitled to have access to the content of a confidential record made about the...
• Texas Section 611.005 - Legal Remedies For Improper Disclosure Or Failure To Disclose
  (a) A person aggrieved by the improper disclosure of or failure to disclose confidential communications or records in violation of this chapter may petition the...
• Texas Section 611.006 - Authorized Disclosure Of Confidential Information In Judicial Or Administrative Proceeding
  (a) A professional may disclose confidential information in: (1) a judicial or administrative proceeding brought by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative against...
• Texas Section 611.007 - Revocation Of Consent
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a patient or a patient's legally authorized representative may revoke a disclosure consent to a professional at any...
• Texas Section 611.008 - Request By Patient
  (a) On receipt of a written request from a patient to examine or copy all or part of the patient's recorded mental health care information,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016