Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.057
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.057, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 111.057. UNLAWFUL USE OF LISTS OF NAMES.
Official statutory text
(a) Except for purposes directly connected with the administration of health and human service programs and in accordance with regulations, it is unlawful for a person to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, names of, or any information directly or indirectly derived from records concerning persons applying for or receiving health and human services.
(b) The department is authorized to provide client and other information to and receive client and other information from any state agency for the purpose of increasing and enhancing services to clients and improving agency operations under this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 117, except where federal law or regulations preclude such sharing.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
(b) The department is authorized to provide client and other information to and receive client and other information from any state agency for the purpose of increasing and enhancing services to clients and improving agency operations under this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 117, except where federal law or regulations preclude such sharing.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
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