{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-281.073","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.073","heading":"DISPOSITION OF DISTRICT RECORDS.","body":"(a) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of a district is subject to Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.\n(b) The period that medical records are retained shall be in accordance with rules relating to the retention of medical records adopted by the executive commissioner and with other applicable federal and state laws and rules.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 118, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0831, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 281. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF AT LEAST 190,000","SUBCHAPTER D. MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.281.htm#281.073","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8ca052224d6ae8a21fbbac020ceef2f6d2193dbe8da677873732838306966bfa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-281.072","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-281.091"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}