88R8767 LRM-D
 
  By: Hughes S.B. No. 826
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to notice regarding a parent's access to the health
  records of certain children.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 181.102, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  A covered entity that restricts through an electronic
  health records system a parent's access to the electronic health
  records of a child who is 13 years of age or older must notify the
  parent in writing that the parent may access the child's records by
  contacting the covered entity. The covered entity shall:
               (1)  provide the notification every six months; and
               (2)  include in the notification the telephone number,
  e-mail address, and mailing address of the division of the covered
  entity that maintains the records.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.