Sec. 81.049. FAILURE TO REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to report a reportable disease or health condition under this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies
Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases
Section 81.041. Reportable Diseases
Section 81.042. Persons Required to Report
Section 81.043. Records and Reports of Health Authority
Section 81.044. Reporting Procedures
Section 81.0443. Standardized Information Sharing Method
Section 81.0444. Hospital to Report
Section 81.0445. Provision of Information to Public During Public Health Disaster
Section 81.045. Reports of Death
Section 81.046. Confidentiality
Section 81.047. Epidemiological Reports
Section 81.048. Notification of Emergency Response Employee or Volunteer
Section 81.049. Failure to Report; Criminal Penalty
Section 81.0495. Failure to Report; Civil Penalty
Section 81.051. Partner Notification Programs; HIV Infection
Section 81.052. Reports and Analyses Concerning AIDS and HIV Infection