Tex. Gov't Code § 526.0008 · Subchapter A. INTERNET WEBSITES, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Each health and human services agency and other state agency that acts as a health care provider or a claims payer for the provision of health care shall:
(1) process information related to health care in compliance with national data interchange standards adopted under Subtitle F, Title II, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), within the applicable deadline established under federal law or federal regulations; or
(2) demonstrate to the commission the reasons the agency should not be required to comply with Subdivision (1), and to the extent allowed under federal law, obtain the commission's approval to:
(A) comply with the standards at a later date; or
(B) not comply with one or more of the standards.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.526.htm
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