Sec. 12.097.  CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  All records, reports, and testimony relating to the medical condition of an applicant or license holder:
(1)  are for the confidential use of the medical advisory board, a panel, or the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
(2)  are privileged information;  and
(3)  may not be disclosed to any person or used as evidence in a trial except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b)  In a subsequent proceeding under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, or Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, the department may provide a copy of the report of the medical advisory board or panel and a medical record or report relating to an applicant or license holder to:
(1)  the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
(2)  the applicant or license holder; and
(3)  the officer who presides at the hearing.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 11.23, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0039, eff. April 2, 2015.