Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.022
USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.022, USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/668461
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(a) The department, a medical organization, a hospital, a hospital committee, or a cancer registry may use or publish information under Section 161.021 only to advance medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of the studies may be released by those persons for general publication.
(b) The identity of a person whose condition or treatment has been studied is confidential and may not be revealed except in immunization surveys conducted for the department to identify persons who need immunization.
(c) Interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and other information, other than immunization information, furnished under this chapter and any findings or conclusions resulting from the study of that information, are privileged.