Tex. Health & Safety Code 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, a professional, as promptly as required under the circumstances but not later than the 15th day after the date of receiving the request, shall:

(1)

make the information available for examination during regular business hours and provide a copy to the patient, if requested; or

(2)

inform the patient if the information does not exist or cannot be found.

(b)

Unless provided for by other state law, the professional may charge a reasonable fee for retrieving or copying mental health care information and is not required to permit examination or copying until the fee is paid unless there is a medical emergency.

(c)

A professional may not charge a fee for copying mental health care information under Subsection (b) to the extent the fee is prohibited under Subchapter M (Definition), Chapter 161 (Public Health Provisions).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 611.008 — Request by Patient, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­611.­htm#611.­008 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 611.008’s source at texas​.gov