# Tex. Insurance Code § 546.103: EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.103

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 546.103
- **Heading:** EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.103

## Text

(a) Subject to Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, genetic information may be disclosed without an authorization under Section 546.104 if the disclosure is:

(1) authorized under a state or federal criminal law relating to:

(A) the identification of individuals; or

(B) a criminal or juvenile proceeding, an inquest, or a child fatality review by a multidisciplinary child-abuse team;

(2) required under a specific order of a state or federal court;

(3) for the purpose of establishing paternity as authorized under a state or federal law;

(4) made to provide genetic information relating to a decedent and the disclosure is made to the blood relatives of the decedent for medical diagnosis; or

(5) made to identify a decedent.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer may redisclose genetic information without an authorization under Section 546.104:

(1) for actuarial or research studies if:

(A) a tested individual could not be identified in any actuarial or research report; and

(B) any materials that identify a tested individual are returned or destroyed as soon as reasonably practicable;

(2) to the department for the purpose of enforcing this chapter; or

(3) for a purpose directly related to enabling a business decision to be made about:

(A) purchasing, transferring, merging, or selling all or part of an insurance business; or

(B) obtaining reinsurance affecting that insurance business.

(c) A redisclosure authorized under Subsection (b) may contain only information reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose for which the information is disclosed.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001 § 546.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.002 § 546.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.003 § 546.003. EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.051 § 546.051. CERTAIN TESTING PERMITTED; INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.051.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.052 § 546.052. IMPROPER USE OF TEST RESULTS; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO TESTING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.052.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.053 § 546.053. TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.053.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.054 § 546.054. DESTRUCTION OF SAMPLE MATERIAL; EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.054.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.101 § 546.101. DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS TO INDIVIDUAL TESTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.101.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.102 § 546.102. CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.102.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.103 § 546.103. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.103.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.104 § 546.104. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.104.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.151 § 546.151. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.151.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.152 § 546.152. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.152.md)

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