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S.B. No. 1171
Chapter 788
1 AN ACT
2 relating to certain health-related reports, records, and
3 information.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 81.046, Health and Safety Code, is
6 amended by amending Subsections (a), (c), and (f) and adding
7 Subsection (g) to read as follows:
8 (a) Reports, records, and information received from any
9 source, including from a federal agency or from another state,
10 furnished to a public health district, a health authority, a local
11 health department, or the department that relate to cases or
12 suspected cases of diseases or health conditions are confidential
13 and may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.
14 (c) Medical or epidemiological information may be released:
15 (1) for statistical purposes if released in a manner
16 that prevents the identification of any person;
17 (2) with the consent of each person identified in the
18 information;
19 (3) to medical personnel treating the individual,
20 appropriate state agencies in this state or another state, a health
21 authority or local health department in this state or another
22 state, or federal, county, or [ee] district courts to comply with
23 this chapter and related rules relating to the control and
24 treatment of communicable diseases and health conditions or under1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, House Bill 1171, Chapter 788, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149308/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.