Section 562.052 - Release of Confidential Records A confidential record is privileged and a pharmacist may release a confidential record only to:
(1) the patient or the patient's agent;(2) a practitioner or another pharmacist if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being;(3) the board or to a person or another state or federal agency authorized by law to receive the confidential record;(4) a law enforcement agency engaged in investigation of a suspected violation of Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);(5) a person employed by a state agency that licenses a practitioner, if the person is performing the person's official duties; or(6) an insurance carrier or other third party payor authorized by the patient to receive the information. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.