Sec. 85.253. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO HOME TESTING. (a) A person may not market, distribute, or sell a product to be used by a member of the public to test a specimen collected from the human body for HIV infection unless the kit complies with Chapter 431.
(b) This section does not apply to a product marketed, distributed, or sold only to physicians or other persons authorized by law to test for HIV infection a specimen collected from the human body.
(c) A person may not require an individual to be tested for HIV infection as provided in Section 81.102.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.
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 J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing
Section 85.252. Prohibitions Relating to Home Collection Kit
Section 85.253. Prohibitions Relating to Home Testing
Section 85.254. Package of Services
Section 85.255. Qualified Facility
Section 85.256. Oral Reporting
Section 85.257. Counseling; Counseling Protocols
Section 85.260. Confidentiality