Sec. 162.005. DISCLOSURE TO CERTAIN PHYSICIANS OR PERSON TESTED. A blood bank shall disclose blood test results and the name of the person tested to:
(1) the physician or other person authorized by law who ordered the test;
(2) the physician attending the person tested; or
(3) the person tested or a person legally authorized to consent to the test on behalf of the person tested.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 162 - Blood Banks and Donation of Blood
Section 162.002. Required Testing of Blood
Section 162.003. Confidentiality of Blood Bank Records
Section 162.004. Disclosure Required by Law
Section 162.005. Disclosure to Certain Physicians or Person Tested
Section 162.006. Disclosure to Other Blood Banks
Section 162.007. Report to Recipient or Transfuser
Section 162.008. Procedures for Notifying Blood Recipients
Section 162.009. Provision of Blood Samples for Testing
Section 162.010. General Powers and Duties of Court
Section 162.011. Discovery Powers of Court
Section 162.012. Limitation on Liability
Section 162.013. Civil Penalty
Section 162.014. Criminal Penalty
Section 162.015. Donation of Blood by Persons Younger Than 18 Years of Age
Section 162.016. Be a Blood Donor Account; Dedication
Section 162.018. Brochure on Umbilical Cord Blood Options