Texas Health and Safety Code 92.003 – Reporting Requirements
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(a) The following persons shall report cases or suspected cases of reportable injuries to the department:
(1) a physician who diagnoses or treats a reportable injury; and
(2) a medical examiner or justice of the peace.
(b) The department may contact a physician attending a person with a case or suspected case of a reportable injury.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 92.003
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The department shall prescribe the form and method of reporting. The department may require the reports to contain any information, including the person’s name, address, age, sex, race, occupation, employer, and attending physician, necessary to achieve the purposes of this subchapter.