Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 501.051
Inapplicability of Subchapter

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1)

a person who is required to maintain and disseminate a privacy policy under:

(A)

the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 6801 to 6809);

(B)

the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g); or

(C)

the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.);

(2)

a covered entity under rules adopted by the commissioner of insurance relating to insurance consumer health information privacy or insurance consumer financial information privacy;

(3)

a governmental body, as defined by Section 552.003 (Definitions), Government Code, other than a municipally owned utility;

(4)

a person with respect to a loan transaction, if the person is not engaged in the business of making loans; or

(5)

a person subject to Section 901.457 (Accountant-client Confidentiality), Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.009(a), eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 501.051 — Inapplicability of Subchapter, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­501.­htm#501.­051 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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