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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a |
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member, committee, or agency of the legislature. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 154, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 154.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 154.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION |
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REQUESTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
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subtitle, the board shall comply with a request for public |
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information made under Section 552.008, Government Code. |
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(b) When complying with a request for public information |
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described by Subsection (a), the board may redact: |
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(1) patient information protected by the federal |
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), unless the request includes |
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authorization from the patient to disclose the protected |
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information; and |
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(2) personally identifiable information of an |
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individual, except for the name of the individual. |
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(c) The board shall include with every fulfilled request for |
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public information described by Subsection (a) a written notice |
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stating that improper use or distribution of confidential |
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information constitutes an offense under Section 552.352, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 154.055, Occupations Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |