Sec. 85.081. MODEL PROTOCOLS FOR COUNSELING AND TESTING. (a) The department shall develop, and the executive commissioner shall adopt, model protocols for counseling and testing related to HIV infection. The protocols shall be made available to health care providers on request.
(b) A testing program shall adopt and comply with the model protocols developed by the department under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0281, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Subchapter D. Testing Programs and Counseling
Section 85.081. Model Protocols for Counseling and Testing
Section 85.082. Department Voluntary Testing Programs
Section 85.085. Physician Supervision of Medical Care
Section 85.087. Training of Counselors