{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-181.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.101","heading":"TRAINING REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Each covered entity shall provide training to employees of the covered entity regarding the state and federal law concerning protected health information as necessary and appropriate for the employees to carry out the employees' duties for the covered entity.\n(b) An employee of a covered entity must complete training described by Subsection (a) not later than the 90th day after the date the employee is hired by the covered entity.\n(c) If the duties of an employee of a covered entity are affected by a material change in state or federal law concerning protected health information, the employee shall receive training described by Subsection (a) within a reasonable period, but not later than the first anniversary of the date the material change in law takes effect.\n(d) A covered entity shall require an employee of the entity who receives training described by Subsection (a) to sign, electronically or in writing, a statement verifying the employee's completion of training. The covered entity shall maintain the signed statement until the sixth anniversary of the date the statement is signed.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2012.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 1609), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE I. MEDICAL RECORDS","CHAPTER 181. MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY","SUBCHAPTER C. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.181.htm#181.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"6dfad1aa533375d8af175c27bb05a6870aac1e5ae6b484bafcdb6b62c3c45421","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-181.060","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-181.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}