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1	1	89R8709 AMF-D
2	2	By: Hull H.B. No. 3446
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to access to a child's health records by the child's
10	10	parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 32, Family Code, is
13	13	amended by adding Section 32.006 to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 32.006. ACCESS TO CHILD'S TREATMENT RECORDS. Unless
15	15	limited by court order, a child's parent or, if applicable, the
16	16	child's managing conservator or guardian, is entitled to access to
17	17	the child's medical, dental, psychological, or surgical treatment
18	18	records, regardless of whether the parent, managing conservator, or
19	19	guardian:
20	20	(1) was required to consent to the treatment; or
21	21	(2) consented to the treatment.
22	22	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 181, Health and Safety
23	23	Code, is amended by adding Section 181.007 to read as follows:
24	24	Sec. 181.007. PARENTAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF MINOR
25	25	CHILD. (a) In this section, "child" means a person younger than 18
26	26	years of age who is not and has not been married or who has not had
27	27	the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.
28	28	(b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the
29	29	right of a child's parent or, if applicable, the child's managing
30	30	conservator or guardian, to access to the child's health records
31	31	under other law.
32	32	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.