H.B. No. 4224         AN ACT   relating to information regarding consumer access to health care   records.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 181, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 181.105 to read as follows:          Sec. 181.105.  REQUIRED INFORMATION REGARDING CONSUMER   ACCESS TO HEALTH RECORDS AND COMPLAINTS. (a)  Except as provided by   Subsection (b), a covered entity shall prominently post on the   entity's Internet website and at any entity facility detailed   instructions for a consumer to:                (1)  request the consumer's health care records from   the entity;                (2)  contact the disciplinary or licensing authority   for the covered entity; and                (3)  file a consumer complaint as described by Section   181.103.          (b)  This section does not apply to a covered entity that   conducts claims processing, data processing, data analysis,   utilization review, or billing on behalf of another covered entity   that provides health care services directly to consumers.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4224 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4224 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor