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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS |
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Chapter 562. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER |
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Subchapter B. OTHER PRACTICE BY PHARMACIST |
Sec. 562.052. RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
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A confidential record is privileged and a pharmacist may release a confidential record only to:
(1) the patient or the patient's agent;
(2) a practitioner or another pharmacist if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being;
(3) the board or to a person or another state or federal agency authorized by law to receive the confidential record;
(4) a law enforcement agency engaged in investigation of a suspected violation of Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);
(5) a person employed by a state agency that licenses a practitioner, if the person is performing the person's official duties; or
(6) an insurance carrier or other third party payor authorized by the patient to receive the information.