{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.403","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 202.403","heading":"CLAIM OF PRIVILEGE.","body":"(a) The privilege of confidentiality under this subchapter may be claimed by the patient or by a podiatrist acting on the patient's behalf.\n(b) A podiatrist may claim the privilege of confidentiality only on behalf of the podiatrist's patient. The authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.\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 202. PODIATRISTS","SUBCHAPTER I. PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.202.htm#202.403","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d3de87cd3d00dd3f7b0a02e9612ce84d65fdfebc4271d558fd7fcfca3ae2498b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.402","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}