This subchapter does not apply to a covered entity that is required to comply with the standards governing the privacy of individually identifiable health information adopted by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under Section 262(a), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Sections 1320d-1320d-8).

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.61 adopted to be effective September 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 6504