88R8767 LRM-D
By: Hughes S.B. No. 826
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice regarding a parent's access to the health
records of certain children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 181.102, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A covered entity that restricts through an electronic
health records system a parent's access to the electronic health
records of a child who is 13 years of age or older must notify the
parent in writing that the parent may access the child's records by
contacting the covered entity. The covered entity shall:
(1) provide the notification every six months; and
(2) include in the notification the telephone number,
e-mail address, and mailing address of the division of the covered
entity that maintains the records.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.