Sec. 159.0061. APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN OF PHYSICIAN'S RECORDS. (a) The board by rule shall establish conditions under which the board may temporarily or permanently appoint a person as a custodian of a physician's billing or medical records. In adopting rules under this section, the board shall consider the death of a physician, the mental or physical incapacitation of a physician, and the abandonment of billing or medical records by a physician.
(b) The rules adopted under this section must provide for:
(1) the release of the billing or medical records by an appointed custodian in compliance with this chapter; and
(2) a fee charged by the appointed custodian that is in addition to the copying fee governed by Section 159.008.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 159 - Physician-Patient Communication
Section 159.002. Confidential Communications
Section 159.003. Exceptions to Confidentiality in Court or Administrative Proceedings
Section 159.004. Exceptions to Confidentiality in Other Situations
Section 159.005. Consent for Release of Confidential Information
Section 159.006. Information Furnished by Physician
Section 159.0061. Appointment of Custodian of Physician's Records
Section 159.007. Medium by Which Information Is Provided
Section 159.008. Physician Fees for Information
Section 159.009. Injunction; Cause of Action for Unauthorized Release of Confidential Information
Section 159.010. Notice of Benefits Under State Child Health Plan