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Standing order of the Collin County district courts authorizing disclosure of protected health information and substance-abuse treatment records to the courts and parties under HIPAA, the Texas Medical Privacy Act and 42 C.F.R. Part 2, with the protective conditions that apply.
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[DocuSign Envelope ID: F2DD7AC2-E2C8-4D3A-AAD9-53A48485841D] [Letterhead: 199th Judicial District, Hon. Angela Tucker; 219th Judicial District, Hon. Jennifer Edgeworth; 296th Judicial District, Hon. John Roach, Jr.; 366th Judicial District, Hon. Tom Nowak; 380th Judicial District, Hon. Benjamin N. Smith; 401st Judicial District, Hon. George B. Flint; 416th Judicial District, Hon. Andrea Thompson; 417th Judicial District, Hon. Cynthia Wheless; 429th Judicial District, Hon. Jill Renfro Willis; 468th Judicial District, Hon. Lindsey Wynne; 469th Judicial District, Hon. Piper McCraw; 470th Judicial District, Hon. Emily A. Miskel; 471st Judicial District, Hon. Andrea K. Bouressa; seal of the Judicial Branch of Texas] DISTRICT JUDGES IN AND FOR COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS STANDING ORDER REGARDING HIPAA, THE TEXAS MEDICAL PRIVACY ACT, AND DRUG TESTING RECORDS On their own motion, the district judges issue this standing order, which shall apply to every suit filed under the Texas Family Code. 1. DEFINITIONS 1.1 "Drug Test Records" shall include all information and records relating to drug testing, and any protected health information of any person contained therein, including but not limited to: drug testing administered on a party, drug testing administered in connection with the litigation, drug test results, drug testing procedures completed or attempted, interpretation or explanation of test results, the complete files of the drug testing facility and laboratory, photographs taken in connection with drug testing, and medical information provided to a drug testing facility, laboratory, or Medical Review Officer (MRO). 1.2 "Litigation Participants" shall include the following people associated with the litigation: parties, counsel of record, other attorneys and staff within their firms, drug testing facilities, drug testing laboratories, copy services, other litigation support services, testifying experts, consulting experts, custody evaluators, psychological evaluators, parenting facilitators, parenting coordinators, mental health professionals, witnesses, mediators, arbitrators, and courts. 2. COURT ORDER REGARDING DRUG TEST PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION 2.1 IT IS ORDERED that all Litigation Participants are authorized to disclose, receive, and use Drug Test Records in connection with the pending litigation, without need for further authorization or court order under HIPAA, the Texas Medical Privacy Act, or other law. This court order does not authorize any person to disclose, receive, or use protected health information for any purpose other than the pending litigation. NOTICE: ANY PROTECTED HEAL TH INFORMATION RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS COURT ORDER IS SUBJECT TO ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE. SIGNED ON THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021. [signature] HON. ANGELA TUCKER, 199TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. JENNIFER EDGEWORTH, 219TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. JOHN ROACH, JR., 296TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. TOM NOWAK, 366TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. BENJAMIN N. SMITH, 380TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. GEORGE B. FLINT, 401ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. ANDREA THOMPSON, 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. CYNTHIA WHELESS, 417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. JILL RENFRO WILLIS, 429TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. LINDSEY WYNNE, 468TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. PIPER MCCRAW, 469TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. EMILY A. MISKEL, 470TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [signature] HON. ANDREA K. BOURESSA, 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT [Running footer on page 2: Standing Order Regarding HIPAA, The Texas Medical Privacy Act, and Drug Testing Records, Page 2 of 2]
[DocuSign Envelope ID: F2DD7AC2-E2C8-4D3A-AAD9-53A48485841D] [Letterhead: 199th Judicial District, Hon. Angela Tucker; 219th Judicial District, Hon. Jennifer Edgeworth; 296th Judicial District, Hon. John Roach, Jr.; 366th Judicial District, Hon. Tom Nowak; 380th Judicial District, Hon. Benjamin N. Smith; 401st Judicial District, Hon. George B. Flint; 416th Judicial District, Hon. Andrea Thompson;
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.