79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1126, Chapter 1034 Page: 1 of 7
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CHAPTER 1034
H.B. No. 1126
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relating to emergency medical services vehicles and personnel and
the collection and use of certain health-related data.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 104.042(e), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) Data received by the department under this section
containing information identifying specific patients [por ono o
.health car facility] c] is confidential, is not subject to
disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be
released unless the [-l iiE tifying]] information identifying the
patient is removed. This subsection does not authorize the release
of information that is confidential under Chapter 108.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 104, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 104.044 to read as follows:
Sec. 104.044. SORTING COLLECTED DATA. (a) The department
shall compile the health data collected under this subchapter and
organize the results, to the extent possible, according to the
following geographic areas:
(1) the Texas-Mexico border region;
(2) each public health region;
(3) rural areas;
(4) urban areas ;
(5) each county; and
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1126, Chapter 1034, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156423/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.