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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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Chapter 531. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
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Subchapter U. MORTALITY REVIEW FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
Sec. 531.854. USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY
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(a) The commission may use or publish information under this subchapter only to advance statewide practices regarding the treatment and care of individuals with developmental disabilities. A summary of the data in the patient safety organization's reports or a statistical compilation of data reports may be released by the commission for general publication if the summary or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual or that is patient safety work product.
(b) Information and records acquired by the patient safety organization in the exercise of its duties under this subchapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, and may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the patient safety organization's duties.
(c) The identity of a person whose death was reviewed in accordance with this subchapter is confidential and may not be revealed.
(d) The identity of a health care provider or the name of a facility or agency that provided services to or was the residence of a person whose death was reviewed in accordance with this subchapter is confidential and may not be revealed.
(e) Reports, information, statements, memoranda, and other information furnished under this subchapter and any findings or conclusions resulting from a review by the patient safety organization are privileged.