Sec. 81.105. INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not perform a test designed to identify HIV or its antigen or antibody without first obtaining the informed consent of the person to be tested.
(b) Consent need not be written if there is documentation in the medical record that the test has been explained and the consent has been obtained.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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 F. Tests for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Related Disorders
Section 81.102. Tests; Criminal Penalty
Section 81.103. Confidentiality; Criminal Penalty
Section 81.104. Injunction; Civil Liability
Section 81.105. Informed Consent
Section 81.106. General Consent
Section 81.107. Consent to Test for Certain Accidental Exposures
Section 81.108. Testing by Insurers
Section 81.109. Counseling Required for Positive Test Results