{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-201.404","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 201.404","heading":"EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY FOR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.","body":"(a) In circumstances other than court or administrative proceedings, exceptions to Section 201.402 exist only for:\n(1) a governmental agency, if the disclosure is required or permitted by law except as provided by Subsection (b);\n(2) medical or law enforcement personnel, if the chiropractor determines that a probability of imminent physical injury to the patient, the chiropractor, or others exists or a probability of immediate mental or emotional injury to the patient exists;\n(3) qualified personnel for the purpose of management audits, financial audits, program evaluations, or research, under the conditions provided by Subsection (c);\n(4) those parts of the records reflecting charges and specific services performed, if necessary to collect fees for services provided by a chiropractor, a professional association, or another entity qualified to render or arrange for services;\n(5) any person who possesses a written consent described by Section 201.405;\n(6) an individual, corporation, or governmental agency involved in paying or collecting fees for services performed by a chiropractor;\n(7) another chiropractor or personnel under the direction of the chiropractor who participate in the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of the patient; or\n(8) an official legislative inquiry of state hospitals or state schools under the conditions provided under Subsection (d).\n(b) A governmental agency shall protect the identity of any patient whose chiropractic records are examined under Subsection (a)(1).\n(c) Personnel described by Subsection (a)(3) may not directly or indirectly identify a patient in any report of research, audit, or evaluation or otherwise disclose a patient's identity in any manner.\n(d) Information released under Subsection (a)(8) may not include:\n(1) information or records that identify a patient or client for any purpose without proper consent given by the patient; and\n(2) records that were not created by the state hospital or school or its employees.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 201. CHIROPRACTORS","SUBCHAPTER I. PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.201.htm#201.404","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"19afe014c6a504a8f47d740b5250518edf955e50d2fecded5e8e9fe7e2146902","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-201.403","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-201.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}