Texas § 161.022 USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY.

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§ 161.022 — USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY.

Texas § 161.022

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 161.022 (2026).

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Sec. 161.022. USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY.

(a)The department, a medical organization, a hospital, a hospital committee, or a cancer registry may use or publish information under Section 161.021 only to advance medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of the studies may be released by those persons for general publication.

(b)The identity of a person whose condition or treatment has been studied is confidential and may not be revealed except in immunization surveys conducted for the department to identify persons who need immunization.

(c)Interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and other information, other than immunization information, furnished under this chapter and any findings or conclus

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Sec. 161.022. USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The department, a medical organization, a hospital, a hospital committee, or a cancer registry may use or publish information under Section 161.021 only to advance medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of the studies may be released by those persons for general publication.
(b) The identity of a person whose condition or treatment has been studied is confidential and may not be revealed except in immunization surveys conducted for the department to identify persons who need immunization.
(c) Interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and other information, other than immunization information, furnished under this chapter and any findings or conclusions resulting from the study of that information, are privileged.