Texas Practices: 72-Hour hold on test results for SB 922 compliance Copied

To comply with Texas Senate Bill 922, certain sensitive test results will be held from display in the Ontada Health patient portal for 72 hours, unless a provider signs off earlier.

What’s new

SB 922 requires physicians to delay electronic release of certain “sensitive test results” by three days (72 hours) after finalization. This applies to pathology or radiology reports with a reasonable likelihood of malignancy, or genetic marker tests.

Labs, imaging, and other applicable results will be withheld from the Ontada Health portal until 72 hours have passed or the provider signs off on the result before that window closes.

Note: If a patient’s chart includes a “Do not release results until review” alert, or an individual result is configured under Admin > Lab, Imaging & Service with the Patient Portal Hold Until Reviewed checkbox selected, results will only be released after provider sign-off regardless of the 72-hour window. For more information, visit the iKnowMed 3.54 release notes.

Why this matters

This update keeps Texas practices in compliance with state law regarding the disclosure of sensitive health information, while preserving provider control over when results are shared with patients.