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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 4151.153. Disclosure of Certain Patient Information Prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A pharmacy benefit manager may not sell a list of patients that contains information through which the identity of an individual patient is disclosed.

(b) A pharmacy benefit manager shall maintain all data that identifies a patient in a confidential manner that prevents disclosure to a third party unless the disclosure is otherwise authorized by law or by the patient.

(c) This section does not prohibit:

(1) general advertising about a specific pharmaceutical product or service;  or

(2) the request and receipt by a person of information regarding:

(A) a specific pharmaceutical product or service;

(B) the person's own records or claims;  or

(C) the person's dependent's records or claims.

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