Texas § HS.162.005 - DISCLOSURE TO CERTAIN PHYSICIANS OR PERSON TESTED

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§ HS.162.005. DISCLOSURE TO CERTAIN PHYSICIANS OR PERSON TESTED

DISCLOSURE TO CERTAIN PHYSICIANS OR PERSON TESTED. A blood bank shall disclose blood test results and the name of the person tested to: (1) the physician or other person authorized by law who ordered the test; (2) the physician attending the person tested; or (3) the person tested or a person legally authorized to consent to the test on behalf of the person tested. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

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