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Health Professions; Psychologists and Licensed Counselors; Public Information, Access and Record Retention; State Boards, Commissions, Departments; Psychologists, Board of Examiners of

GA-1088

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Mental health records of patients of a psychologist placed in the custody of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists by a court order are likely not state records under Government Code chapter 441|State Board of Examiners of Psychologists has discretion to determine how to destroy records that are not state records under Government Code chapter 441 in a manner that fully protects the identity and privacy of the patients who are the subject of the records

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