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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES |
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Chapter 87. BIRTH DEFECTS |
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Subchapter B. BIRTH DEFECTS MONITORING PROGRAM |
Sec. 87.022. DATA COLLECTION
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(a) To ensure an accurate source of data necessary to investigate the incidence, prevalence, and trends of birth defects, the board may require a health facility, health professional, or midwife to make available for review by the department or by an authorized agent medical records or other information that is in the facility's, professional's, or midwife's custody or control and that relates to the occurrence of a birth defect specified by the board.
(b) The board by rule shall prescribe the manner in which records and other information are made available to the department.
(c) The board shall adopt procedural rules to facilitate cooperation between the health care facility, health professional, or midwife and a department employee or authorized agent, including rules for notice, requests for medical records, times for record reviews, and record management during review.