Texas Health and Safety Code 595.004 – Right to Personal Record
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(a) The content of a confidential record shall be made available on the request of the person about whom the record was made unless:
(1) the person is a client; and
(2) the qualified professional responsible for supervising the client’s habilitation states in a signed written statement that having access to the record is not in the client’s best interest.
(b) The parent of a minor or the guardian of the person shall be given access to the contents of any record about the minor or person.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 595.004
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005