Sec. 533.009. EXCHANGE OF PATIENT RECORDS. (a) Department facilities, local mental health authorities, community centers, other designated providers, and subcontractors of mental health services are component parts of one service delivery system within which patient records may be exchanged without the patient's consent.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1209, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1335, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability
Chapter 533 - Powers and Duties of Department of State Health Services
Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties
Section 533.0002. Commissioner's Powers and Duties; Effect of Conflict With Other Law
Section 533.001. Gifts and Grants
Section 533.003. Use of Funds for Volunteer Programs in Local Authorities and Community Centers
Section 533.007. Use of Criminal History Record Information
Section 533.0075. Exchange of Employment Records
Section 533.009. Exchange of Patient Records
Section 533.010. Information Relating to Condition
Section 533.012. Cooperation of State Agencies
Section 533.015. Unannounced Inspections
Section 533.016. Certain Procurements of Goods and Services by Service Providers
Section 533.017. Participation in Purchasing Contracts or Group Purchasing Program