Sec. 85.254. PACKAGE OF SERVICES. A home collection kit for HIV infection testing shall be sold as part of a package of services that includes:
(1) laboratory testing by a qualified facility;
(2) reporting of test results;
(3) verification of positive test results;
(4) counseling as required by this subchapter; and
(5) information, upon request, describing how test results and related information are stored by the service provider, how long the information is retained, and under what circumstances the information may be communicated to other persons.
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