SB92 - Relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature.

  89R2535 CMO-D     By: Hall S.B. No. 92       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a   member, committee, or agency of the legislature.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 154, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 154.007 to read as follows:           Sec.   154.007.     COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION   REQUESTS. (a)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this   subtitle, the board shall comply with a request for public   information made under Section 552.008, Government Code.           (b)     When complying with a request for public information   described by Subsection (a), the board may redact:                 (1)     patient information protected by the federal   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42   U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), unless the request includes   authorization from the patient to disclose the protected   information; and                 (2)     personally identifiable information of an   individual, except for the name of the individual.           (c)     The board shall include with every fulfilled request for   public information described by Subsection (a) a written notice   stating that improper use or distribution of confidential   information constitutes an offense under Section 552.352,   Government Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 154.055, Occupations Code, is repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.