Texas Statutes
§ 562.052 — RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS.
Texas § 562.052
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Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 562.052 (2026).
Text
Sec. 562.052. RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS. A confidential record is privileged and a pharmacist may release a confidential record only to:
(1)the patient or the patient's agent;
(2)a practitioner or another pharmacist if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being;
(3)the board or to a person or another state or federal agency authorized by law to receive the confidential record;
(4)a law enforcement agency engaged in investigation of a suspected violation of Chapter 481 or 483 , Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);
(5)a person employed by a state agency that licenses a practitioner, if the person is performing the person's
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The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, and Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2025)
Legislative History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 562.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 562.002
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.§ 562.006
LABEL.§ 562.0061
OTHER PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION.§ 562.007
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