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Historical Rule for the Texas Administrative Code
TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 174TELEMEDICINE
RULE §174.5Notice of Privacy Practices
(a) Physicians that communicate with patients by e-mail or other electronic means other than telephone or facsimile must make a good faith effort to notify patients in writing of the physicians' privacy practices.

(b) The notice of privacy practices shall include language that is consistent with federal standards under 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 relating to privacy of individually identifiable health information.

Source Note: The provisions of this §174.5 adopted to be effective July 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 6088

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