Texas House Bill 300 also known as Texas HB300 was effective on September 1, 2012. This bill significantly expands patient privacy protections for Texas covered entities beyond those federal requirements known as "HIPAA" and "HITECH."
Covered entities in the State of Texas that are required to create, receive, obtain, maintain, use, or transmit PHI including:
Total course time includes 9 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
“I am glad that I took the HB300 course. I will be ready to create my own Psychology practice in Texas because I understand how to handle personal health information.”