Tex. Family Code § 261.316
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 261.316, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 261.316. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS.
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The department is exempt from the payment of a fee otherwise required or authorized by law to obtain a medical record from a hospital or health care provider if the request for a record is made in the course of an investigation by the department.
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