1. (a) Each hospital or cancer treatment center shall report to the department, by methods specified in §§91.4-91.7 of this title (relating to Cancer Registry) required data from each medical record in its custody or under its control of cases of cancer or those precancerous or tumorous diseases specified by the board in §91.4 of this title (relating to What To Report).
2. (b) Each clinical laboratory shall report to the department, by methods specified in §91.6 of this title (relating to How To Report) required data from each medical record in its custody or under its control of cases of cancer or those precancerous or tumorous disease specified by the board in §91.4 of this title, except for cases reported or to be reported by subsection (a) of this section.
3. (c) Each ambulatory surgical center, physician or other health professional should report to the department, by methods specified in §91.6 of this title, required data from each medical record in his or her custody or under his or her control of cases of cancer or those precancerous or tumorous diseases specified by the board in §91.4 of this title, except for cases reported or to be reported by subsection (a) of this section.
4. (d) The department will furnish on request to each health care provider within the state requisite forms to be completed on all cancer cases.
5. (e) All hospitals, cancer treatment centers, and clinical laboratories providing diagnosis or treatment services to patients with cancer shall grant the department or its authorized representative access to all records which would identify cases of cancer or would establish characteristics of the cancer, treatment of cancer, or medical status of any identified cancer patient.
6. (f) All physicians, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, hospices, and other facilities, individuals or agencies providing diagnosis or treatment services to patients with cancer should grant the department or its authorized representative access to all records which would identify cases of cancer or would establish characteristics of the cancer, treatment or medical status of any identified cancer patient.

Source Note:The provisions of this §91.3 adopted to be effective August 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 7801.