Texas § 533.009 EXCHANGE OF PATIENT RECORDS.

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§ 533.009 — EXCHANGE OF PATIENT RECORDS.

Texas § 533.009

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 533.009 (2026).

Text

Sec. 533.009. EXCHANGE OF PATIENT RECORDS.

(a)Department facilities, local mental health authorities, community centers, other designated providers, and subcontractors of mental health services are component parts of one service delivery system within which patient records may be exchanged without the patient's consent.

(b)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.

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Sec. 533.009. EXCHANGE OF PATIENT RECORDS. (a) Department facilities, local mental health authorities, community centers, other designated providers, and subcontractors of mental health services are component parts of one service delivery system within which patient records may be exchanged without the patient's consent.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1209, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1335, eff. April 2, 2015.