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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.001 Definitions
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Sec. 87.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Birth defect" means a physical or mental functional deficit or impairment in a human embryo, fetus, or newborn resulting from one or more genetic or environmental causes. (2) "Communicable disease" has the meaning assigned by Sectio…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.002 Confidentiality
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Sec. 87.002. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Except as specifically authorized by this chapter, reports, records, and information furnished to a department employee or to an authorized agent of the department that relate to cases or suspected cases of a health condition are confidential and…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.003 Contracts
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Sec. 87.003. CONTRACTS. The department may enter into contracts or agreements with persons as necessary to implement this chapter. The contracts or agreements may provide for payment by the state for supplies, equipment, data, and data collection and other services. Added by Acts…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.004 Limitation of Liability
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Sec. 87.004. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. A health professional, a health facility, or an administrator, officer, or employee of a health facility subject to this chapter is not civilly or criminally liable for divulging information required to be released under this chapter, except …