25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.252 - Confidentiality
(a) Except as specifically authorized by this
subchapter and Health and Safety Code, Chapter 96 ("Respiratory Syncytial
Virus"), reports, records, and information furnished to a department employee
or to an authorized agent of the department that relate to cases or suspected
cases of a health condition are confidential and may be used only for the
purposes of this subchapter.
(b)
Reports, records, and information relating to cases or suspected cases of
health conditions are not public information under Government Code, Chapter
552, and may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise except as
provided by this chapter.
(c) The
department may release medical, epidemiological, or toxicological information:
(1) for statistical purposes, if released in
a manner that prevents the identification of any person;
(2) to medical personnel, appropriate state
agencies, health authorities, regional directors, and public officers of
counties and municipalities as necessary to comply with this subchapter and
Health and Safety Code, Chapter 96 ("Respiratory Syncytial Virus") relating to
the identification, monitoring, and referral of children with RSV; or
(3) to appropriate federal agencies, such as
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public
Health Service.
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