Sec. 108.014. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who knowingly or negligently releases data in violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.
(b) A person who fails to supply available data under Sections 108.009 and 108.010 is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 or more than $10,000 for each act of violation.
(c) The attorney general, at the request of the department, shall enforce this chapter. The venue of an action brought under this section is in Travis County.
(d) A civil penalty recovered in a suit instituted by the attorney general under this chapter shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit of the health care information account.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 726, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0355, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Health Care Councils and Resource Centers
Chapter 108 - Health Care Data Collection
Section 108.001. Department Duties
Section 108.006. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department
Section 108.0065. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department Relating to Medicaid Managed Care
Section 108.007. Review Powers
Section 108.0085. Duties of Attorney General
Section 108.009. Data Submission and Collection
Section 108.0095. Notification of Data Collection
Section 108.010. Collection and Dissemination of Provider Quality Data
Section 108.011. Dissemination of Public Use Data and Department Publications
Section 108.012. Computer Access to Data
Section 108.013. Confidentiality and General Access to Data
Section 108.0131. List of Purchasers or Recipients of Data
Section 108.0132. Prohibited Charge to Certain State Agencies for Data
Section 108.0135. Institutional Review Board
Section 108.0136. Report; Notification of Cyber Attack
Section 108.014. Civil Penalty
Section 108.0141. Criminal Penalty