Texas § HS.161.0213 - CONFIDENTIALITY
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§ HS.161.0213. CONFIDENTIALITY
CONFIDENTIALITY. Reports, records, and information furnished to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that relate to an epidemiologic or toxicologic investigation of human illnesses or conditions and of environmental exposures that are harmful or believed to be harmful to the public health are not public information under Chapter 552 , Government Code, and are subject to the same confidentiality requirements as described by Section 81.046 . Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(88), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0469, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.161.0213 ("CONFIDENTIALITY") 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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