Sec. 250.007. RECORDS PRIVILEGED. (a) The criminal history records are for the exclusive use of the regulatory agency, the requesting facility, the private agency on behalf of the requesting facility, the financial management services agency on behalf of the individual employer, the individual employer, and the applicant or employee who is the subject of the records.
(b) All criminal records and reports and the information they contain that are received by the regulatory agency or private agency for the purpose of being forwarded to the requesting facility or received by the financial management services agency under this chapter are privileged information.
(c) The criminal records and reports and the information they contain may not be released or otherwise disclosed to any person or agency except on court order or with the written consent of the person being investigated.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 747, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 831, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 879 (S.B. 223), Sec. 3.07, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 1720), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Section 250.002. Information Obtained by Facility, Regulatory Agency, or Private Agency
Section 250.003. Verification of Employability; Annual Search; Discharge
Section 250.0035. Certificate of Registration; Requirements for Inclusion in Nurse Aide Registry
Section 250.004. Criminal History Record of Employees
Section 250.005. Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard Concerning Accuracy of Information
Section 250.006. Convictions Barring Employment
Section 250.007. Records Privileged