Tex. Health & Safety Code § 12.097 · Subchapter H. MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) All records, reports, and testimony relating to the medical condition of an applicant or license holder:
(1) are for the confidential use of the medical advisory board, a panel, or the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
(2) are privileged information; and
(3) may not be disclosed to any person or used as evidence in a trial except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b) In a subsequent proceeding under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, or Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, the department may provide a copy of the report of the medical advisory board or panel and a medical record or report relating to an applicant or license holder to:
(1) the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
(2) the applicant or license holder; and
(3) the officer who presides at the hearing.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 11.23, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0039, eff. April 2, 2015.
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