1. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator or other person may not disclose a customer record required by Section 145.008(i).

2. (b) An operator or other person may disclose a customer record:

   1. (1) if the customer, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the customer, requests the record;
   2. (2) if a health authority requests the record under Section 145.011;
   3. (3) if the customer consents in writing to the disclosure to another person;
   4. (4) in a criminal proceeding in which the customer is a victim, witness, or defendant;
   5. (5) if the record is requested in a criminal or civil proceeding by court order or subpoena; or
   6. (6) as otherwise required by law.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 473, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.019, eff. September 1, 2015.