89R15859 LRM-D
By: Hull H.B. No. 4224
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information regarding consumer access to health care
records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 181, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 181.105 to read as follows:
Sec. 181.105. REQUIRED INFORMATION REGARDING CONSUMER
ACCESS TO HEALTH RECORDS AND COMPLAINTS. A covered entity shall
prominently post on the entity's Internet website and at any entity
facility detailed instructions for a consumer to:
(1) request the consumer's health care records from
the entity;
(2) contact the disciplinary or licensing authority
for the covered entity; and
(3) file a consumer complaint as described by Section
181.103.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.