Tex. Occupations Code § 58.103
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 58.103, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 58.103. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, genetic information may be disclosed without an authorization under Section 58.104 if the disclosure is:
(1) authorized under a state or federal criminal law relating to:
(A) the identification of individuals; or
(B) a criminal or juvenile proceeding, an inquest, or a child fatality review by a multidisciplinary child-abuse team;
(2) required under a specific order of a state or federal court;
(3) for the purpose of establishing paternity as authorized under a state or federal law;
(4) made to provide genetic information relating to a decedent and the disclosure is made to the blood relatives of the decedent for medical diagnosis; or
(5) made to identify a decedent.
(b) Genetic information may be disclosed without an authorization under Section 58.104 if:
(1) the disclosure is for information from a research study in which the procedure for obtaining informed written consent and the use of the information is governed by national standards for protecting participants involved in research projects, including guidelines issued under 21 C.F.R. Part 50 and 45 C.F.R. Part 46;
(2) the information does not identify a specific individual; and
(3) the information is provided to the Texas Department of Health to comply with Chapter 87, Health and Safety Code.
(1) authorized under a state or federal criminal law relating to:
(A) the identification of individuals; or
(B) a criminal or juvenile proceeding, an inquest, or a child fatality review by a multidisciplinary child-abuse team;
(2) required under a specific order of a state or federal court;
(3) for the purpose of establishing paternity as authorized under a state or federal law;
(4) made to provide genetic information relating to a decedent and the disclosure is made to the blood relatives of the decedent for medical diagnosis; or
(5) made to identify a decedent.
(b) Genetic information may be disclosed without an authorization under Section 58.104 if:
(1) the disclosure is for information from a research study in which the procedure for obtaining informed written consent and the use of the information is governed by national standards for protecting participants involved in research projects, including guidelines issued under 21 C.F.R. Part 50 and 45 C.F.R. Part 46;
(2) the information does not identify a specific individual; and
(3) the information is provided to the Texas Department of Health to comply with Chapter 87, Health and Safety Code.
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