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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.006: ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD OF MINOR.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 2. HEALTH
  3. SUBTITLE I. MEDICAL RECORDS
  4. CHAPTER 183. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

(a) In this section, "minor" means an individual 17 years of age or younger who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.

(b) A covered entity shall ensure each electronic health record system the entity uses to store electronic health records of minors allows a minor's parent or, if applicable, the minor's managing conservator or guardian to obtain complete and unrestricted access to the minor's electronic health record immediately, unless access to all or part of the record is restricted under state or federal law or by a court order.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (S.B. 1188), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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