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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain records of a health professional providing a |
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telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or |
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telehealth service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 111.004, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Each agency with regulatory authority over a health |
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professional providing a telemedicine medical service, |
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teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service shall adopt |
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rules necessary to standardize formats for and retention of records |
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related to a patient's consent to: |
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(1) treatment; |
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(2) data collection; and |
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(3) data sharing. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |