Texas Statutes
§ 261.316 — EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS.
Texas § 261.316
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Bluebook
Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 261.316 (2026).
Text
Sec. 261.316. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS. The department is exempt from the payment of a fee otherwise required or authorized by law to obtain a medical record from a hospital or health care provider if the request for a record is made in the course of an investigation by the department.
SUBCHAPTER E. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION IN CERTAIN FACILITIES
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 261.315 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 261.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 261.002
CENTRAL REGISTRY.§ 261.102
MATTERS TO BE REPORTED.§ 261.103
REPORT MADE TO APPROPRIATE AGENCY.§ 261.104
CONTENTS OF REPORT; NOTICE.§ 261.1055
NOTIFICATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.§ 261.106
IMMUNITIES.§ 261.109
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 261.316, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FA/261.316.