22 Tex. Admin. Code § 851.111 - Professional Geoscientists Shall Maintain Confidentiality of Clients

(a) A Professional Geoscientist, Geoscientist-in-Training, or Geoscience Firm may reveal confidences and private information only with a fully informed client's or employer's consent, or when required by law, rule or court order; or when those confidences, if left undisclosed, would constitute a threat or potential threat to public health, safety, and welfare.

(b) A Professional Geoscientist, Geoscientist-in-Training, or Geoscience Firm shall not use a confidence or private information regarding a client or employer to the disadvantage of such client or employer or for the advantage of another person.

(c) A Professional Geoscientist, GIT or Geoscience Firm shall exercise reasonable care to prevent unauthorized disclosure or use of private information or confidences concerning a client or employer by the Professional Geoscientist's or Geoscience Firm's employees and associates.

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22 Tex. Admin. Code § 851.111

The provisions of this §851.111 adopted to be effective December 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 10695; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 49, December 5, 2014, TexReg 9556, eff. 12/11/2014; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 43, October 26, 2018, TexReg 7148, eff. 10/31/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 08, February 25, 2022, TexReg 0950, eff. 3/6/2022