By: Hall S.B. No. 389
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a
member, committee, or agency of the legislature.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 154, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 154.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 154.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION
REQUESTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the board shall comply with a request for public
information made under Section 552.008, Government Code.
(b) When complying with a request for public information
described by Subsection (a), the board may redact:
(1) patient information protected by the federal
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub.
L. No. 104-191), unless the request includes authorization from the
patient to disclose the protected information; and
(2) personally identifiable information of an
individual, except for the name of the individual.
(c) The board shall include with every fulfilled request for
public information described by Subsection (a) a written notice
stating that improper use or distribution of confidential
information constitutes an offense under Section 552.352,
Government Code.
SECTION 2. Section 154.055, Occupations Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.