Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 181.006
Protected Health Information Not Public


Notwithstanding Sections 181.004 (Applicability of State and Federal Law) and 181.051 (Partial Exemption), for a covered entity that is a governmental unit, an individual’s protected health information:

(1)

includes any information that reflects that an individual received health care from the covered entity; and

(2)

is not public information and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2012.

Source: Section 181.006 — Protected Health Information Not Public, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­181.­htm#181.­006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 181.006’s source at texas​.gov