By: Hull, et al. H.B. No. 4224 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.