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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 153.003. Rules Regarding Maintenance of Patient Records

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

(a) The board by rule shall establish the period for which patient records must be maintained.

(b) The rules adopted under this section must prohibit a physician from destroying a medical record from the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted under Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the record was created.

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