Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.1531
EXCHANGE OF INMATE'S HEALTH CARE INFORMATION
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.1531, EXCHANGE OF INMATE'S HEALTH CARE INFORMATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/669261
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Notwithstanding any other law of this state, the health care information of a patient who is a defendant or inmate confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may be exchanged between health care personnel of the department and health care personnel of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston or the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The authorization of the defendant or inmate is not required for the exchange of information.