Sec. 202.403.  CLAIM OF PRIVILEGE.  (a)  The privilege of confidentiality under this subchapter may be claimed by the patient or by a podiatrist acting on the patient's behalf.
(b)  A podiatrist may claim the privilege of confidentiality only on behalf of the podiatrist's patient.  The authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.