(a) A patient, the patient's parent or legal guardian
if the patient is a minor, or the patient's legal guardian if the
patient is an incapacitated person as defined by §1002.017(2)
of the Estates Code, may obtain a copy of the patient's prescription
record, including a list of persons who have accessed that record,
as authorized in §481.076(a)(9) of the Texas Controlled Substances
Act, by submitting the following to the board:
(1) a completed, notarized patient data request form,
including any information or supporting documentation requested on
the form;
(2) a copy of the requestor's driver's license or other
state photo identity card issued by the state's Department of Motor
Vehicles;
(3) if requesting as a parent or legal guardian of
the patient, a copy of the patient's birth certificate or the order
of guardianship over the patient; and
(4) a $50 fee.
(b) The board shall deliver the requested records to
the requestor via certified mail to the address listed on the requestor's
driver's license or other state photo identity card issued by the
state's Department of Motor Vehicles. If the requestor does not have
a mailbox at the listed address, the board shall deliver the records
to the requestor at the listed address via a trackable delivery service
and the requestor shall be responsible for the cost.
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