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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information regarding consumer access to health care |
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records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 181, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 181.105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 181.105. REQUIRED INFORMATION REGARDING CONSUMER |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH RECORDS AND COMPLAINTS. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), a covered entity shall prominently post on the |
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entity's Internet website and at any entity facility detailed |
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instructions for a consumer to: |
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(1) request the consumer's health care records from |
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the entity; |
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(2) contact the disciplinary or licensing authority |
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for the covered entity; and |
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(3) file a consumer complaint as described by Section |
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181.103. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a covered entity that |
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conducts claims processing, data processing, data analysis, |
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utilization review, or billing on behalf of another covered entity |
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that provides health care services directly to consumers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |