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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.003

PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM PRIVILEGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.003, PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM PRIVILEGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675058
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(a) The privilege of confidentiality may be claimed by: (1) the patient; (2) a person listed in Section 611.004(a)(4) or (a)(5) who is acting on the patient's behalf; or (3) the professional, but only on behalf of the patient. (b) The authority of a professional to claim the privilege of confidentiality on behalf of the patient is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.