Tex. Occ. Code Section 258.103
Holder of Privilege


(a)

The patient is the holder of the privilege.

(b)

The following persons may claim the privilege on the patient’s behalf:

(1)

a person authorized to act on the patient’s behalf;

(2)

a dentist acting on the patient’s behalf; and

(3)

an agent or employee of a person listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).

(c)

A person’s authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.086(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 258.103 — Holder of Privilege, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­258.­htm#258.­103 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 258.103’s source at texas​.gov