Tex. Health & Safety Code § 162.012 · Chapter 162. BLOOD BANKS AND DONATION OF BLOOD
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A donor who provides information or blood samples under Section 162.010 is immune from all liability arising out of the donation of the blood transfused into a recipient.
(b) A blood bank is not liable for the disclosure of information to a court in accordance with an order issued under Sections 162.010(b)-(f).
(c) A presumption of negligence or causation does not attach to a donor's positive test result if the test result is obtained after the donation of blood or blood components that is the subject of discovery as provided under Section 162.011.
(d) Except as provided by Section 162.013 or 162.014, a person who negligently or intentionally discloses blood bank records in violation of this chapter is liable only for actual damages resulting from the negligent or intentional disclosure.
(e) This chapter does not give rise to any liability under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code (Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.162.htm
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Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 162.010GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COURT.Printed as Section 162.010 | Sections 162.010(b)
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 162.011DISCOVERY POWERS OF COURT.Printed as Section 162.011
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 162.013CIVIL PENALTY.Printed as Section 162.013 or 162.014
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 162.014CRIMINAL PENALTY.Printed as Section 162.013 or 162.014
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