Texas § HS.161.021 - AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
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§ HS.161.021. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION; USE OF INFORMATION; LIABILITY. (a) Unless prohibited by other law, a person, including a hospital, sanatorium, nursing facility, rest home, medical society, cancer registry, or other organization, may provide interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other information relating to the condition and treatment of any person, to be used in a study to reduce morbidity or mortality or to identify persons who may need immunization, to: (1) the department; (2) a person that makes inquiries under immunization surveys conducted for the department; (3) a medical organization; (4) a hospital; (5) a hospital committee; or (6) a cancer registry, including a cancer registry of a cancer treatment center. (b) A person is not liable for damages or other relief for: (1) providing the information; (2) releasing or publishing the findings or conclusions to advance medical research or medical education; or (3) releasing or publishing a general summary of those studies. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 23.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0468, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.161.021 ("AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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