Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 58.302
Sealing of Medical Records

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), on a motion filed by a person described by Subsection (b), the court shall seal the medical records of a child who is a victim of an offense described by Section 1, Article 38.071.

(b)

A motion under this article may be filed on the court’s own motion or by:

(1)

the attorney representing the state;

(2)

the defendant; or

(3)

the parent or guardian of the victim or, if the victim is no longer a child, the victim.

(c)

The court is not required to seal the records described by this article on a finding of good cause after a hearing held under Subsection (d).

(d)

The court shall grant the motion without a hearing unless the motion is contested not later than the seventh day after the date the motion is filed.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.07, eff. January 1, 2021.

Source: Article 58.302 — Sealing of Medical Records, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­58.­htm#58.­302 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

58.001
General Definitions 58.051
Definitions 58.052
Address Confidentiality Program 58.053
Agency Acceptance of Substitute Address Required 58.054
Eligibility 58.055
Application 58.056
Application and Eligibility Rules and Procedures 58.057
False Statement on Application 58.058
Exclusion from Participation in Program 58.059
Certification of Participation in Program 58.060
Confidentiality of Participant Information 58.061
Exceptions 58.062
Liability 58.101
Definition 58.102
Designation of Pseudonym 58.103
Victim Information Confidential 58.104
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.105
Disclosure of Certain Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.106
Disclosure of Information of Confined Victim 58.107
Offense 58.151
Definition 58.152
Designation of Pseudonym 58.153
Victim Information Confidential 58.154
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.155
Disclosure of Certain Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.156
Offense 58.157
Effect on Other Law 58.201
Definition 58.202
Designation of Pseudonym 58.203
Victim Information Confidential 58.204
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.205
Disclosure of Certain Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.206
Offense 58.207
Applicability of Subchapter to Department of Family and Protective Services 58.208
Applicability of Subchapter to Political Subdivisions 58.251
Definition 58.252
Designation of Pseudonym 58.253
Victim Information Confidential 58.254
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.255
Disclosure of Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.256
Offense 58.301
Definitions 58.302
Sealing of Medical Records 58.303
Access to Sealed Medical Records 58.304
Liability
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Accessed:
Apr. 13, 2024

Art. 58.302’s source at texas​.gov