| 11 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 34.008, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 12 | | - | amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | | - | (c-1) Not later than the 30th business day after receiving a |
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| 14 | | - | request from the department for records regarding a |
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| 15 | | - | pregnancy-related death for a specific patient, a hospital, |
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| 16 | | - | birthing center, or other custodian of the records shall submit the |
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| 17 | | - | records to the department. A request made under this subsection to |
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| 18 | | - | a hospital or birthing center must be limited to a patient's medical |
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| 19 | | - | records. |
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| 9 | + | SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety |
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| 10 | + | Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.242 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | + | Sec. 1001.242. REQUEST FOR MEDICAL RECORDS RELATED TO |
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| 12 | + | MATERNAL DEATH. (a) Not later than the 30th business day after |
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| 13 | + | receiving a request from the department, a hospital, birthing |
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| 14 | + | center, or other custodian of a patient's medical records shall |
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| 15 | + | submit to the department the medical records of a patient who was |
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| 16 | + | pregnant at the time of death or was pregnant at any time in the year |
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| 17 | + | preceding the patient's death. |
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| 18 | + | (b) Any personally identifying information in a patient's |
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| 19 | + | medical records acquired by the department under this section is |
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| 20 | + | confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, |
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| 21 | + | Government Code. |
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