Holder of Privilege

Sec. 258.103. HOLDER OF PRIVILEGE. (a) The patient is the holder of the privilege. (b) The following persons may claim the privilege on the patient's behalf: (1) a person authorized to act on the patient's behalf; (2) a dentist acting on the patient's behalf; and (3) an agent or employee of a person listed in Subdivision (1) or (2). (c) A person's authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.086(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.