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Texas electronic health record law and SB 1188
Texas law governing electronic health records, as amended by 2025's SB 1188, addresses health-data handling with attention to data residency and foreign access. It sits at the intersection of HIPAA, the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act, and newer state restrictions on where health data may be stored and who may access it.
Status
- Legal status
- In effect (SB 1188, effective September 1, 2025; U.S.-storage rule applies from January 1, 2026; ยงยง183.002, 183.011)
- Allegation or finding
- Operative law
- Applicability
- Texas health care entities maintaining electronic health records
- Enforceability
- Binding on parties within scope
- Effective date
- September 1, 2025; U.S.-storage rule January 1, 2026
- Law checked through
- October 12, 2026
- Primary-source pinpoint
- ch. 183
- Primary source
- https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/HS/htm/HS.183.htm
- Citation
- Health & Safety Code ch. 183 (SB 1188, 2025)
- Source
- SB 1188, 89th Legislature (2025); Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 183
Related guides
- Texas Health Records, HIPAA, and Data Localization
- Foreign Access: the DOJ Data Program, PADFAA, and CFIUS