Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.012
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.012, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 108.012. COMPUTER ACCESS TO DATA.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall provide a means for computer-to-computer access to the public use data. All reports shall maintain patient confidentiality as provided by Section 108.013.
(b) The department may charge a person requesting public use or provider quality data a fee for the data. The fees may reflect the quantity of information provided and the expense incurred by the department in collecting and providing the data. The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees at a level that will raise revenue sufficient for the operation of the department. The department may not charge a fee for providing public use data to another state agency.
(b) The department may charge a person requesting public use or provider quality data a fee for the data. The fees may reflect the quantity of information provided and the expense incurred by the department in collecting and providing the data. The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees at a level that will raise revenue sufficient for the operation of the department. The department may not charge a fee for providing public use data to another state agency.
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