Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.011
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.011, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 183.011. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The attorney general may institute an action for injunctive relief to restrain a violation of this chapter.
(b) In addition to the injunctive relief provided by Subsection (a), the attorney general may institute an action for civil penalties against a covered entity for a violation of this chapter. A civil penalty assessed under this section may not exceed:
(1) $5,000 for each violation that is committed negligently and that occurs in a single year, regardless of how long the violation continues during that year;
(2) $25,000 for each violation that is committed knowingly or intentionally and that occurs in a single year, regardless of how long the violation continues during that year; or
(3) $250,000 for each violation in which the covered entity knowingly or intentionally used protected health information for financial gain.
(b) In addition to the injunctive relief provided by Subsection (a), the attorney general may institute an action for civil penalties against a covered entity for a violation of this chapter. A civil penalty assessed under this section may not exceed:
(1) $5,000 for each violation that is committed negligently and that occurs in a single year, regardless of how long the violation continues during that year;
(2) $25,000 for each violation that is committed knowingly or intentionally and that occurs in a single year, regardless of how long the violation continues during that year; or
(3) $250,000 for each violation in which the covered entity knowingly or intentionally used protected health information for financial gain.
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