Is all the information submitted to TDI considered public information or is confidentiality maintained?
In general, all information collected, assembled, or maintained by a state agency is deemed public information and is open to the public unless it falls within a specific exception to disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act, found in Texas Government Code Chapter 551. For example, private medical information and medical records are made confidential by the law and TDI is prohibited from releasing such information. To view a partial list of information that may be exempted from disclosure as confidential by law, please go to www.tdi.state.tx.us/commish/legal/lcoprc3c.html. Further information concerning confidentiality of information can also be found at the page on the Texas Attorney General’s website addressing open government.
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