Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.002
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.002, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 181.002. APPLICABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 181.205, this chapter does not affect the validity of another statute of this state that provides greater confidentiality for information made confidential by this chapter.
(b) To the extent that this chapter conflicts with another law, other than Section 58.0052, Family Code, with respect to protected health information collected by a governmental body or unit, this chapter controls.
(b) To the extent that this chapter conflicts with another law, other than Section 58.0052, Family Code, with respect to protected health information collected by a governmental body or unit, this chapter controls.
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