Texas Enacts a New Patient Privacy Law that is More Stringent than HIPAA
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Recently, Texas House Bill 300 was signed into law by Texas Governor Rick Perry. The new law, which will become effective on September 1, 2012, expands privacy rights of patients beyond those contained in the HIPAA privacy standards. The law was created in order to better secure patients’ protected health information … Read more