Texas § HS.611.008 - REQUEST BY PATIENT
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§ HS.611.008. REQUEST BY PATIENT
REQUEST BY PATIENT. (a) On receipt of a written request from a patient to examine or copy all or part of the patient's recorded mental health care information, a professional, as promptly as required under the circumstances but not later than the 15th day after the date of receiving the request, shall: (1) make the information available for examination during regular business hours and provide a copy to the patient, if requested; or (2) inform the patient if the information does not exist or cannot be found. (b) Unless provided for by other state law, the professional may charge a reasonable fee for retrieving or copying mental health care information and is not required to permit examination or copying until the fee is paid unless there is a medical emergency. (c) A professional may not charge a fee for copying mental health care information under Subsection (b) to the extent the fee is prohibited under Subchapter M , Chapter 161 . Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section HS.611.008 ("REQUEST BY PATIENT") 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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