Texas Code § 258.103

HOLDER OF PRIVILEGE
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Sec. 258.103. HOLDER OF PRIVILEGE. (a) The patient is the holder of the privilege.
(b) The following persons may claim the privilege on the patient's behalf:
(1) a person authorized to act on the patient's behalf;
(2) a dentist acting on the patient's behalf; and
(3) an agent or employee of a person listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).
(c) A person's authority to claim the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

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