Reporting Law and Rules
Cancer reporting to the Texas Cancer Registry (TCR) is mandated by the Texas Cancer Incidence Reporting Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 82. All cases of cancer diagnosed or treated in a health care facility, clinical laboratory, or by a health care practitioner as defined in Section 82.002, must be reported to the TCR according to Section 82.008. This includes all hospitals, cancer treatment centers, ambulatory surgical centers, clinical pathology laboratories, and in certain circumstances, physicians and dentists. Cancer incidence data should be reported to the TCR as specified by Rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 91, Subchapter A.
TCR Law and Rules
Confidentiality Information
Book traversal links for Reporting Law and Rules
- About the Texas Cancer Registry
- Contact Information - Texas Cancer Registry
- Recognition of TCR Funding Sources
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- Expected Cancer Cases and Deaths
- Screening Amenable Cancers
- Cancer Disparities in Texas
- Cervical Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Childhood and Adolescent Cancer
- Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
- Cancer in the Oldest Old
- Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Texas
- Liver Cancer
- Cancer Prevalence
- Cancer Survival in Texas
- Potential Years of Life Lost
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- Newsletters - TCR
- Frequently Asked Questions - TCR
- Additional Resources for Cancer Information