Notwithstanding any other law of this state, the health care information of a patient who is a defendant or inmate confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may be exchanged between health care personnel of the department and health care personnel of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston or the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The authorization of the defendant or inmate is not required for the exchange of information.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.1531
EXCHANGE OF INMATE'S HEALTH CARE INFORMATION
Known as the Texas Hospital Licensing Law
The act spans §§ 241–241 (86 sections).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.