Sec. 204.309.  PROTECTION OF PATIENT IDENTITY.  In a disciplinary investigation or proceeding conducted under this chapter, the physician assistant board shall protect the identity of each patient whose medical records are examined and used in a public proceeding unless the patient:
(1)  testifies in the public proceeding;  or
(2)  submits a written release in regard to the patient's records or identity.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.