Sec. 401.520. DISCLOSURE OF RECORD PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION  


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  • (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator or other person may not disclose a customer record required to be kept by the department.

    (b) An operator or other person may disclose a customer record if:

    (1) the customer or a person authorized to act on behalf of the customer requests the record;

    (2) the department, the Texas Medical Board, a health authority, or an authorized agent requests the record;

    (3) the customer consents in writing to disclosure of the record to another person;

    (4) the customer is a victim, witness, or defendant in a criminal proceeding and the record is relevant to that proceeding;

    (5) the record is requested in a criminal or civil proceeding by court order or subpoena; or

    (6) disclosure is otherwise required by law.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 303 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.