{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-611.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.002","heading":"CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCLOSURE.","body":"(a) Communications between a patient and a professional, and records of the identity, diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a patient that are created or maintained by a professional, are confidential.\n(b) Confidential communications or records may not be disclosed except as provided by Section 611.004, 611.0041, or 611.0045.\n(b-1) No exception to the privilege of confidentiality under Section 611.004 may be construed to create an independent duty or requirement to disclose the confidential information to which the exception applies.\n(c) This section applies regardless of when the patient received services from a professional.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1.11, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 549), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","CHAPTER 611. MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.611.htm#611.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"4be2794ccb770e0bf5ef55830804080066cd13e502a4523534dfebcc904935f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-611.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-611.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}