Texas § OC.301.417 - CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS
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§ OC.301.417. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS
CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) A report required or authorized under this subchapter and the identity of the person making the report are confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided by this section and Section 301.414 . (b) The board may disclose the information to the same extent that the board may disclose information relating to a complaint under Section 301.466 . (c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113, Sec. 18, eff. May 20, 2005. (d) In addition to the other authorizations of this section, the information may be disclosed in: (1) a civil action in which a reporting person is named as a defendant as a result of making the report; or (2) the prosecution of a cause of action based on a claim that the reporting person was subject to retaliatory action as a result of making the report. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000 ), Sec. 13, eff. May 20, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000 ), Sec. 18, eff. May 20, 2005.
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Section OC.301.417 ("CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS") 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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