(a) The department, recognizing the sensitive and confidential nature of information collected regarding birth defects and their possible causes, expects all staff to carry out all duties in a professional, compassionate, and culturally sensitive manner.
(b) The department shall limit medical researcher contact with individuals and families identified by the central registry to only those studies with high scientific merit with no feasible alternate means of conducting the study.
(c) The department shall protect patient information from disclosure through the legal process and Government Code, Chapter 552.

Source Note: The provisions of this §37.302 adopted to be effective October 20, 1994, 19 TexReg 8032; amended to be effective August 28, 2003, 28 TexReg 6854; amended to be effective December 12, 2005, 30 TexReg 8291; amended to be effective November 4, 2009, 34 TexReg 7649