Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 58.104

  • 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
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

An individual or the legal representative of an individual may authorize disclosure of genetic information relating to the individual by a written authorization that includes:
(1) a description of the information to be disclosed;
(2) the name of the person to whom the disclosure is made; and
(3) the purpose for the disclosure.