By: Hull, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 4224          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2025;   May 7, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &   Human Services; May 15, 2025, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 15, 2025, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.     * * * * *