Government Relations Report

July/August 2006
prepared by

Texas
SB 45
Calls for the establishment of an advisory committee on health care information technology.
SB 1149
Relates to the electronic transmission of health benefit information between a health benefit plan issuer and a physician or health care provider.
HB 411
Relates to the transmission of certain health information outside the U.S.
HB 486
Creates an offense for transmission of certain health information outside the U.S.
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