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 the commissioner or an authorized agent or 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.