Groups criticize Collin County’s patient data rule
Dallas Morning News, December 7, 2007
Two national civil rights organizations are criticizing commissioners in a Texas county for prohibiting nonprofit clinics from treating illegal immigrants with county funds. Several clinics in the county have complained that new reporting requirements requires them to violate patient confidentiality laws and play the role of immigration officer.
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