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Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 181.001. Definitions - Sec. 181.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) Unless otherwise defined in this chapter,...
Section 181.002. Applicability - Sec. 181.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Section 181.205,...
Section 181.003. Sovereign Immunity - Sec. 181.003. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. This chapter does not waive sovereign...
Section 181.004. Applicability of State and Federal Law - Sec. 181.004. APPLICABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. (a) A...
Section 181.005. Duties of the Executive Commissioner - Sec. 181.005. DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER. (a) The executive...
Section 181.006. Protected Health Information Not Public - Sec. 181.006. PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION NOT PUBLIC. Notwithstanding Sections 181.004...
Subchapter B. Exemptions
Section 181.051. Partial Exemption - Sec. 181.051. PARTIAL EXEMPTION. Except for Subchapter D, this chapter...
Section 181.052. Processing Payment Transactions by Financial Institutions - Sec. 181.052. PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. (a) In...
Section 181.053. Nonprofit Agencies - Sec. 181.053. NONPROFIT AGENCIES. The executive commissioner shall by rule...
Section 181.054. Workers' Compensation - Sec. 181.054. WORKERS' COMPENSATION. This chapter does not apply to:...
Section 181.055. Employee Benefit Plan - Sec. 181.055. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. This chapter does not apply...
Section 181.056. American Red Cross - Sec. 181.056. AMERICAN RED CROSS. This chapter does not prohibit...
Section 181.057. Information Relating to Offenders With Mental Impairments - Sec. 181.057. INFORMATION RELATING TO OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS. This...
Section 181.058. Educational Records - Sec. 181.058. EDUCATIONAL RECORDS. In this chapter, protected health information...
Section 181.059. Crime Victim Compensation - Sec. 181.059. CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION. This chapter does not apply...
Section 181.060. Information Regarding Communicable Diseases in Certain Facilities - Sec. 181.060. INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a)...
Subchapter C. Access to and Use of Protected Health Information
Section 181.101. Training Required - Sec. 181.101. TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) Each covered entity shall provide...
Section 181.102. Consumer Access to Electronic Health Records - Sec. 181.102. CONSUMER ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. (a) Except...
Section 181.103. Consumer Information Website - Sec. 181.103. CONSUMER INFORMATION WEBSITE. The attorney general shall maintain...
Section 181.104. Consumer Complaint Report by Attorney General - Sec. 181.104. CONSUMER COMPLAINT REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The...
Subchapter D. Prohibited Acts
Section 181.151. Reidentified Information - Sec. 181.151. REIDENTIFIED INFORMATION. A person may not reidentify or...
Section 181.152. Marketing Uses of Information - Sec. 181.152. MARKETING USES OF INFORMATION. (a) A covered entity...
Section 181.153. Sale of Protected Health Information Prohibited; Exceptions - Sec. 181.153. SALE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. (a)...
Section 181.154. Notice and Authorization Required for Electronic Disclosure of Protected Health Information; Exceptions - Sec. 181.154. NOTICE AND AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE OF...
Subchapter E. Enforcement
Section 181.201. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 181.201. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general...
Section 181.202. Disciplinary Action - Sec. 181.202. DISCIPLINARY ACTION. In addition to the penalties prescribed...
Section 181.203. Exclusion From State Programs - Sec. 181.203. EXCLUSION FROM STATE PROGRAMS. In addition to the...
Section 181.205. Mitigation - Sec. 181.205. MITIGATION. (a) In an action or proceeding to...
Section 181.206. Audits of Covered Entities - Sec. 181.206. AUDITS OF COVERED ENTITIES. (a) The commission, in...
Section 181.207. Funding - Sec. 181.207. FUNDING. (a) The commission and the Texas Department...
Chapter 182 - Electronic Exchange of Health Information
Section 182.001. Purpose - Sec. 182.001. PURPOSE. This chapter establishes the Texas Health Services...
Section 182.002. Definitions - Sec. 182.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 182.004. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 182.004. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Health Services...
Subchapter B. Administration
Section 182.051. Texas Health Services Authority; Purpose - Sec. 182.051. TEXAS HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY; PURPOSE. (a) The corporation...
Section 182.053. Composition of Board of Directors - Sec. 182.053. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The corporation...
Section 182.054. Terms of Office - Sec. 182.054. TERMS OF OFFICE. Appointed members of the board...
Section 182.055. Expenses - Sec. 182.055. EXPENSES. Members of the board serve without compensation...
Section 182.056. Officers; Conflict of Interest - Sec. 182.056. OFFICERS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) The governor shall...
Section 182.057. Prohibition on Certain Contracts and Employment - Sec. 182.057. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND EMPLOYMENT. The board...
Section 182.058. Meetings - Sec. 182.058. MEETINGS. (a) The board may meet as often...
Section 182.059. Chief Executive Officer; Personnel - Sec. 182.059. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; PERSONNEL. The board may hire...
Section 182.060. Technology Policy - Sec. 182.060. TECHNOLOGY POLICY. The board shall implement a policy...
Section 182.061. Liabilities of Authority - Sec. 182.061. LIABILITIES OF AUTHORITY. Liabilities created by the corporation...
Section 182.062. Board Member Immunity - Sec. 182.062. BOARD MEMBER IMMUNITY. (a) A board member may...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 182.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 182.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The corporation may:...
Section 182.102. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 182.102. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) The corporation has no authority...
Section 182.103. Privacy of Information - Sec. 182.103. PRIVACY OF INFORMATION. (a) Protected health information and...
Section 182.104. Security Compliance - Sec. 182.104. SECURITY COMPLIANCE. (a) The corporation shall: (1) establish...
Section 182.105. Intellectual Property - Sec. 182.105. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) The corporation shall take commercially...
Section 182.106. Annual Report - Sec. 182.106. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The corporation shall submit an...
Section 182.107. Funding - Sec. 182.107. FUNDING. (a) The corporation may be funded through...
Section 182.108. Standards for Electronic Sharing of Protected Health Information; Covered Entity Certification - Sec. 182.108. STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC SHARING OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION;...
Subchapter D. Health Information Exchanges
Section 182.151. Definition - Sec. 182.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "health information exchange" means...
Section 182.152. Authority of Health Information Exchange - Sec. 182.152. AUTHORITY OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE. (a) Notwithstanding Sections...
Section 182.153. Compliance With Law; Security - Sec. 182.153. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; SECURITY. A health information exchange...
Section 182.154. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 182.154. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who collects, transmits,...
Section 182.155. Immunities and Defenses Continued - Sec. 182.155. IMMUNITIES AND DEFENSES CONTINUED. Collecting, transmitting, disseminating, accessing,...