Texas public information laws override HIPAA
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, June 26, 2006
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State health authorities cannot use HIPAA to withhold information covered by public information laws, a Texas appeals court ruled, according to The Associated Press (AP).
Texas mental health officials had cited HIPAA in refusing to release assault statistics from state mental health facilities to reporters. The ruling means that Texas public information laws override HIPAA privacy protections, pleasing advocates who were concerned that the opposite ruling would shield state agencies from public oversight.
"This opinion gives important guidance to every Texas governmental body that is faced with a public information request for medical information where HIPAA applies," a spokesman for the state attorney general told the AP.
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