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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 12. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 1002. TEXAS INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY |
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Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATION |
Sec. 1002.060. PRIVACY OF INFORMATION
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(a) Protected health information and individually identifiable health information collected, assembled, or maintained by the institute is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
(b) The institute shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules relating to the protection, confidentiality, and transmission of health information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) and rules adopted under that Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 290dd-2, and 42 C.F.R. Part 2.
(c) The commission, department, or institute or an officer or employee of the commission, department, or institute, including a board member, may not disclose any information that is confidential under this section.
(d) Information, documents, and records that are confidential as provided by this section are not subject to subpoena or discovery and may not be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.
(e) An officer or employee of the commission, department, or institute, including a board member, may not be examined in a civil, criminal, special, administrative, or other proceeding as to information that is confidential under this section.