Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Medical Records
Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 181.001. Definitions - Sec. 181.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) Unless otherwise defined in this chapter,...

Section 181.002. Applicability - Sec. 181.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Section 181.205,...

Section 181.003. Sovereign Immunity - Sec. 181.003. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. This chapter does not waive sovereign...

Section 181.004. Applicability of State and Federal Law - Sec. 181.004. APPLICABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. (a) A...

Section 181.005. Duties of the Executive Commissioner - Sec. 181.005. DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER. (a) The executive...

Section 181.006. Protected Health Information Not Public - Sec. 181.006. PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION NOT PUBLIC. Notwithstanding Sections 181.004...

Subchapter B. Exemptions

Section 181.051. Partial Exemption - Sec. 181.051. PARTIAL EXEMPTION. Except for Subchapter D, this chapter...

Section 181.052. Processing Payment Transactions by Financial Institutions - Sec. 181.052. PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. (a) In...

Section 181.053. Nonprofit Agencies - Sec. 181.053. NONPROFIT AGENCIES. The executive commissioner shall by rule...

Section 181.054. Workers' Compensation - Sec. 181.054. WORKERS' COMPENSATION. This chapter does not apply to:...

Section 181.055. Employee Benefit Plan - Sec. 181.055. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. This chapter does not apply...

Section 181.056. American Red Cross - Sec. 181.056. AMERICAN RED CROSS. This chapter does not prohibit...

Section 181.057. Information Relating to Offenders With Mental Impairments - Sec. 181.057. INFORMATION RELATING TO OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS. This...

Section 181.058. Educational Records - Sec. 181.058. EDUCATIONAL RECORDS. In this chapter, protected health information...

Section 181.059. Crime Victim Compensation - Sec. 181.059. CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION. This chapter does not apply...

Section 181.060. Information Regarding Communicable Diseases in Certain Facilities - Sec. 181.060. INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a)...

Subchapter C. Access to and Use of Protected Health Information

Section 181.101. Training Required - Sec. 181.101. TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) Each covered entity shall provide...

Section 181.102. Consumer Access to Electronic Health Records - Sec. 181.102. CONSUMER ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. (a) Except...

Section 181.103. Consumer Information Website - Sec. 181.103. CONSUMER INFORMATION WEBSITE. The attorney general shall maintain...

Section 181.104. Consumer Complaint Report by Attorney General - Sec. 181.104. CONSUMER COMPLAINT REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The...

Subchapter D. Prohibited Acts

Section 181.151. Reidentified Information - Sec. 181.151. REIDENTIFIED INFORMATION. A person may not reidentify or...

Section 181.152. Marketing Uses of Information - Sec. 181.152. MARKETING USES OF INFORMATION. (a) A covered entity...

Section 181.153. Sale of Protected Health Information Prohibited; Exceptions - Sec. 181.153. SALE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. (a)...

Section 181.154. Notice and Authorization Required for Electronic Disclosure of Protected Health Information; Exceptions - Sec. 181.154. NOTICE AND AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE OF...

Subchapter E. Enforcement

Section 181.201. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 181.201. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general...

Section 181.202. Disciplinary Action - Sec. 181.202. DISCIPLINARY ACTION. In addition to the penalties prescribed...

Section 181.203. Exclusion From State Programs - Sec. 181.203. EXCLUSION FROM STATE PROGRAMS. In addition to the...

Section 181.205. Mitigation - Sec. 181.205. MITIGATION. (a) In an action or proceeding to...

Section 181.206. Audits of Covered Entities - Sec. 181.206. AUDITS OF COVERED ENTITIES. (a) The commission, in...

Section 181.207. Funding - Sec. 181.207. FUNDING. (a) The commission and the Texas Department...