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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to a child's health records by the child's |
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parent, managing conservator, or guardian. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 32.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.006. ACCESS TO CHILD'S TREATMENT RECORDS. Unless |
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limited by court order, a child's parent or, if applicable, the |
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child's managing conservator or guardian, is entitled to access to |
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the child's medical, dental, psychological, or surgical treatment |
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records, regardless of whether the parent, managing conservator, or |
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guardian: |
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(1) was required to consent to the treatment; or |
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(2) consented to the treatment. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 181, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 181.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 181.007. PARENTAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF MINOR |
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CHILD. (a) In this section, "child" means a person younger than 18 |
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years of age who is not and has not been married or who has not had |
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the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes. |
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(b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the |
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right of a child's parent or, if applicable, the child's managing |
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conservator or guardian, to access to the child's health records |
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under other law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |