# Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.003: DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.003
- **Heading:** DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.003

## Text

(a) A state agency, including the commission, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Family and Protective Services, shall provide the attorney general access to all documentary materials of persons and health care recipients under a health care program to which that agency has access. Documentary material provided under this subsection is provided to permit investigation of an alleged unlawful act or for use or potential use in an administrative or judicial proceeding.

(b) Except as ordered by a court for good cause shown, the office of the attorney general may not produce for inspection or copying or otherwise disclose the contents of documentary material obtained under this section to a person other than:

(1) an employee of the attorney general;

(2) an agency of this state, the United States, or another state;

(3) a criminal district attorney, district attorney, or county attorney of this state;

(4) the United States attorney general;

(5) a state or federal grand jury;

(6) a political subdivision of this state; or

(7) a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.001 § 36.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.001.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.002 § 36.002. UNLAWFUL ACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.002.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.003 § 36.003. DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.003.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.004 § 36.004. IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.004.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.005 § 36.005. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF AGREEMENT; PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.005.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.006 § 36.006. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.006.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.007 § 36.007. RECOVERY OF COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.007.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.008 § 36.008. USE OF MONEY RECOVERED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.008.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.0011 § 36.0011. CULPABLE MENTAL STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.0011.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.051 § 36.051. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.051.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.052 § 36.052. CIVIL REMEDIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.052.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.053 § 36.053. INVESTIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.053.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.054 § 36.054. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.054.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.055 § 36.055. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS RELATOR IN FEDERAL ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.055.md)

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