Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.009 · Subchapter A. IMMUNIZATIONS
PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) negligently releases or discloses immunization registry information in violation of Section 161.007, 161.0071, 161.0073, or 161.008;
(2) fails to exclude an individual's immunization information in violation of Section 161.0071;
(3) fails to remove a person's immunization information in violation of Section 161.00705, 161.00706, or 161.00735; or
(4) negligently uses information in the immunization registry to solicit new patients or clients or for other purposes that are not associated with immunization or quality-of-care purposes, unless authorized under this section.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1081, Sec. 5.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 12.06, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 346), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 347), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.007IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY; REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT.Printed as Section 161.007, 161.0071, 161.0073, or 161.008
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.00705RECORDING ADMINISTRATION OF IMMUNIZATION AND MEDICATION FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.Printed as Section 161.00705, 161.00706, or 161.00735
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.00706FIRST RESPONDER IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION.Printed as Section 161.00705, 161.00706, or 161.00735
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.0071NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF REGISTRY DATA; EXCLUSION FROM REGISTRY.Printed as Section 161.007, 161.0071, 161.0073, or 161.008 | Section 161.0071
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.0073REGISTRY CONFIDENTIALITY.Printed as Section 161.007, 161.0071, 161.0073, or 161.008
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.00735RELEASE AND RECEIPT OF REGISTRY DATA IN DISASTER.Printed as Section 161.00705, 161.00706, or 161.00735
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.008IMMUNIZATION RECORD.Printed as Section 161.007, 161.0071, 161.0073, or 161.008
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