Texas Statutes
§ 311.037 — CONFIDENTIAL DATA; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Texas § 311.037
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Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 311.037 (2026).
Text
Sec. 311.037. CONFIDENTIAL DATA; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
(a)The following data reported or submitted to the department under this subchapter is confidential:
(1)data regarding a specific patient; or
(2)financial data regarding a provider or facility submitted to the department before September 1, 1987. All financial data regarding a provider or facility submitted after September 1, 1987, are no longer confidential.
(b)Before the department may disclose confidential data under this subchapter, the department must remove any information that identifies a specific patient.
(c)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)discloses, distributes, or sells confidential data obtained under this subchapter; or
(2)violates Subsection (b).
(d)An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class B misdemeano
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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