Sec. 81.108. TESTING BY INSURERS. The Insurance Code and any rules adopted by the commissioner of insurance for the Texas Department of Insurance exclusively govern all practices of insurers in testing applicants to show or help show whether a person has AIDS or HIV infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0241, eff. April 2, 2015.
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