Section 273.16 - Licensee Compliance With Board Investigations and Inspections(a) Upon a request of the Board or Board staff, a licensee shall furnish to the Board complete copies of patient records within 14 days of the written request. The patient's privilege against disclosure does not apply to the Board in a disciplinary investigation or a proceeding under the Optometry Practice Act.(b) Failure to timely respond to a request for records may be grounds for disciplinary action and/or administrative penalties.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 273.16
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 22, May 28, 2021, TexReg 3393, eff. 5/31/2021