Sec. 181.006. PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION NOT PUBLIC


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  • Notwithstanding Sections 181.004 and 181.051, for a covered entity that is a governmental unit, an individual's protected health information:

    (1) includes any information that reflects that an individual received health care from the covered entity; and

    (2) is not public information and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 , Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 , Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2012.