Sec. 576.005.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  Records of a mental health facility that directly or indirectly identify a present, former, or proposed patient are confidential unless disclosure is permitted by other state law.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1007, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 481, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.