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TX Health & Safety Code § 171.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter H. Detection of Fetal Heartbeat|Section 171.210. Civil Liability: Venue

Sec. 171.210.  CIVIL LIABILITY:  VENUE.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 15.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a civil action brought under Section 171.208 shall be brought in:(1)  the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;(2)  the county of residence for any one of the natural person defendants at the time the cause of action accrued;(3)  the county of the principal office in this state of any one of the defendants that is not a natural person; or(4)  the county of residence for the claimant if the claimant is a natural person residing in this state.(b)  If a civil action is brought under Section 171.208 in any one of the venues described by Subsection (a), the action may not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 171.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 171 - Abortion|Subchapter H. Detection of Fetal Heartbeat|Section 171.211. Sovereign, Governmental, and Official Immunity Preserved

Sec. 171.211.  SOVEREIGN, GOVERNMENTAL, AND OFFICIAL IMMUNITY PRESERVED.  (a)  This section prevails over any conflicting law, including:(1)  the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act; and(2)  Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  This state has sovereign immunity, a political subdivision has governmental immunity, and each officer and employee of this state or a political subdivision has official immunity in any action, claim, or counterclaim or any type of legal or equitable action that challenges the validity of any provision or application of this chapter, on constitutional grounds or otherwise.(c)  A provision of state law may not be construed to waive or abrogate an immunity described by Subsection (b) unless it expressly waives immunity under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 181.002. Applicability

Sec. 181.002.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 181.205, this chapter does not affect the validity of another statute of this state that provides greater confidentiality for information made confidential by this chapter.(b)  To the extent that this chapter conflicts with another law, other than Section 58.0052, Family Code, with respect to protected health information collected by a governmental body or unit, this chapter controls.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 653 (S.B. 1106), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 181.003. Sovereign Immunity

Sec. 181.003.  SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.  This chapter does not waive sovereign immunity to suit or liability.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 181.004. Applicability of State and Federal Law

Sec. 181.004.  APPLICABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.  (a)  A covered entity, as that term is defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 160.103, shall comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards.(b)  Subject to Section 181.051, a covered entity, as that term is defined by Section 181.001, shall comply with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2012.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 181.005. Duties of the Executive Commissioner

Sec. 181.005.  DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall administer this chapter and may adopt rules consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards to administer this chapter.(b)  The executive commissioner shall review amendments to the definitions in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164 that occur after September 1, 2011, and determine whether it is in the best interest of the state to adopt the amended federal regulations.  If the executive commissioner determines that it is in the best interest of the state to adopt the amended federal regulations, the amended regulations shall apply as required by this chapter.(c)  In making a determination under this section, the executive commissioner must consider, in addition to other factors affecting the public interest, the beneficial and adverse effects the amendments would have on:(1)  the lives of individuals in this state and their expectations of privacy; and(2)  governmental entities, institutions of higher education, state-owned teaching hospitals, private businesses, and commerce in this state.(d)  The executive commissioner shall prepare a report of the executive commissioner's determination made under this section and shall file the report with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature before the 30th day after the date the determination is made.  The report must include an explanation of the reasons for the determination.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2012.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 181.006. Protected Health Information Not Public

Sec. 181.006.  PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION NOT PUBLIC.  Notwithstanding Sections 181.004 and 181.051, for a covered entity that is a governmental unit, an individual's protected health information:(1)  includes any information that reflects that an individual received health care from the covered entity; and(2)  is not public information and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2012.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.051. Partial Exemption

Sec. 181.051.  PARTIAL EXEMPTION.  Except for Subchapter D, this chapter does not apply to:(1)  a covered entity as defined by Section 602.001, Insurance Code;(2)  an entity established under Article 5.76-3, Insurance Code;  or(3)  an employer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 20, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.052. Processing Payment Transactions by Financial Institutions

Sec. 181.052.  PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101, Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Section 3401), and its subsequent amendments.(b)  To the extent that a covered entity engages in activities of a financial institution, or authorizes, processes, clears, settles, bills, transfers, reconciles, or collects payments for a financial institution, this chapter and any rule adopted under this chapter does not apply to the covered entity with respect to those activities, including the following:(1)  using or disclosing information to authorize, process, clear, settle, bill, transfer, reconcile, or collect a payment for, or related to, health plan premiums or health care, if the payment is made by any means, including a credit, debit, or other payment card, an account, a check, or an electronic funds transfer;  and(2)  requesting, using, or disclosing information with respect to a payment described by Subdivision (1):(A)  for transferring receivables;(B)  for auditing;(C)  in connection with a customer dispute or an inquiry from or to a customer;(D)  in a communication to a customer of the entity regarding the customer's transactions, payment card, account, check, or electronic funds transfer;(E)  for reporting to consumer reporting agencies;  or(F)  for complying with a civil or criminal subpoena or a federal or state law regulating the covered entity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.053. Nonprofit Agencies

Sec. 181.053.  NONPROFIT AGENCIES.  The executive commissioner shall by rule exempt from this chapter a nonprofit agency that pays for health care services or prescription drugs for an indigent person only if the agency's primary business is not the provision of health care or reimbursement for health care services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0521, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.054. Workers' Compensation

Sec. 181.054.  WORKERS' COMPENSATION.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  workers' compensation insurance or a function authorized by Title 5, Labor Code;  or(2)  any person or entity in connection with providing, administering, supporting, or coordinating any of the benefits under a self-insured program for workers' compensation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.055. Employee Benefit Plan

Sec. 181.055.  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  an employee benefit plan;  or(2)  any covered entity or other person, insofar as the entity or person is acting in connection with an employee benefit plan.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.056. American Red Cross

Sec. 181.056.  AMERICAN RED CROSS.  This chapter does not prohibit the American Red Cross from accessing any information necessary to perform its duties to provide biomedical services, disaster relief, disaster communication, or emergency leave verification services for military personnel.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.057. Information Relating to Offenders With Mental Impairments

Sec. 181.057.  INFORMATION RELATING TO OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS.  This chapter does not apply to an agency described by Section 614.017 with respect to the disclosure, receipt, transfer, or exchange of medical and health information and records relating to individuals in the custody of an agency or in community supervision.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.058. Educational Records

Sec. 181.058.  EDUCATIONAL RECORDS.  In this chapter, protected health information does not include:(1)  education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) and its subsequent amendments;  or(2)  records described by 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g(a)(4)(B)(iv) and its subsequent amendments.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.059. Crime Victim Compensation

Sec. 181.059.  CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION.  This chapter does not apply to any person or entity in connection with providing, administering, supporting, or coordinating any of the benefits regarding compensation to victims of crime as provided by Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.53, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter B. Exemptions|Section 181.060. Information Regarding Communicable Diseases in Certain Facilities

Sec. 181.060.  INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN CERTAIN FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Communicable disease" has the meaning assigned by Section 81.003.(2)  "Facility" means:(A)  a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;(B)  a continuing care facility licensed under Chapter 246; and(C)  an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247.(3)  "Resident" means an individual, including a patient, who resides in a facility.(b)  In this chapter, protected health information does not include information that identifies:(1)  the name or location of a facility in which residents have been diagnosed with a communicable disease; or(2)  the number of residents who have been diagnosed with a communicable disease in a facility.(c)  Unless made confidential under other law, the information described by Subsection (b) is not confidential and is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 930), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|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 training to employees of the covered entity regarding the state and federal law concerning protected health information as necessary and appropriate for the employees to carry out the employees' duties for the covered entity.(b)  An employee of a covered entity must complete training described by Subsection (a) not later than the 90th day after the date the employee is hired by the covered entity.(c)  If the duties of an employee of a covered entity are affected by a material change in state or federal law concerning protected health information, the employee shall receive training described by Subsection (a) within a reasonable period, but not later than the first anniversary of the date the material change in law takes effect.(d)  A covered entity shall require an employee of the entity who receives training described by Subsection (a) to sign, electronically or in writing, a statement verifying the employee's completion of training.  The covered entity shall maintain the signed statement until the sixth anniversary of the date the statement is signed.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 1609), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter C. Access to and Use of Protected Health Information|Section 181.102. Consumer Access to Electronic Health Records

Sec. 181.102.  CONSUMER ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a health care provider is using an electronic health records system that is capable of fulfilling the request, the health care provider, not later than the 15th business day after the date the health care provider receives a written request from a person for the person's electronic health record, shall provide the requested record to the person in electronic form unless the person agrees to accept the record in another form.(b)  A health care provider is not required to provide access to a person's protected health information that is excepted from access, or to which access may be denied, under 45 C.F.R. Section 164.524.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (a), the executive commissioner, in consultation with the department, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Department of Insurance, by rule may recommend a standard electronic format for the release of requested health records.  The standard electronic format recommended under this section must be consistent, if feasible, with federal law regarding the release of electronic health records.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0522, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter C. Access to and Use of Protected Health Information|Section 181.103. Consumer Information Website

Sec. 181.103.  CONSUMER INFORMATION WEBSITE.  The attorney general shall maintain an Internet website that provides:(1)  information concerning a consumer's privacy rights regarding protected health information under federal and state law;(2)  a list of the state agencies, including the department, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Department of Insurance, that regulate covered entities in this state and the types of entities each agency regulates;(3)  detailed information regarding each agency's complaint enforcement process; and(4)  contact information, including the address of the agency's Internet website, for each agency listed under Subdivision (2) for reporting a violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0523, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter C. Access to and Use of Protected Health Information|Section 181.104. Consumer Complaint Report by Attorney General

Sec. 181.104.  CONSUMER COMPLAINT REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  The attorney general annually shall submit to the legislature a report describing:(1)  the number and types of complaints received by the attorney general and by the state agencies receiving consumer complaints under Section 181.103; and(2)  the enforcement action taken in response to each complaint reported under Subdivision (1).(b)  Each state agency that receives consumer complaints under Section 181.103 shall submit to the attorney general, in the form required by the attorney general, the information the attorney general requires to compile the report required by Subsection (a).(c)  The attorney general shall de-identify protected health information from the individual to whom the information pertains before including the information in the report required by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2012.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter D. Prohibited Acts|Section 181.151. Reidentified Information

Sec. 181.151.  REIDENTIFIED INFORMATION.  A person may not reidentify or attempt to reidentify an individual who is the subject of any protected health information without obtaining the individual's consent or authorization if required under this chapter or other state or federal law.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 181.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle I - Medical Records|Chapter 181 - Medical Records Privacy|Subchapter D. Prohibited Acts|Section 181.152. Marketing Uses of Information

Sec. 181.152.  MARKETING USES OF INFORMATION.  (a)  A covered entity must obtain clear and unambiguous permission in written or electronic form to use or disclose protected health information for any marketing communication, except if the communication is:(1)  in the form of a face-to-face communication made by a covered entity to an individual;(2)  in the form of a promotional gift of nominal value provided by the covered entity;(3)  necessary for administration of a patient assistance program or other prescription drug savings or discount program;  or(4)  made at the oral request of the individual.(b)  If a covered entity uses or discloses protected health information to send a written marketing communication through the mail, the communication must be sent in an envelope showing only the names and addresses of sender and recipient and must:(1)  state the name and toll-free number of the entity sending the marketing communication;  and(2)  explain the recipient's right to have the recipient's name removed from the sender's mailing list.(c)  A person who receives a request under Subsection (b)(2) to remove a person's name from a mailing list shall remove the person's name not later than the 45th day after the date the person receives the request.(d)  A marketing communication made at the oral request of the individual under Subsection (a)(4) may be made only if clear and unambiguous oral permission for the use or disclosure of the protected health information is obtained.  The marketing communication must be limited to the scope of the oral permission and any further marketing communication must comply with the requirements of this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|