Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 81.109 — COUNSELING REQUIRED FOR POSITIVE TEST RESULTS
HS § 81.109Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. F. TESTS FOR ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS
Statute text
View on source(a)A positive test result may not be revealed to the person tested without giving that person the immediate opportunity for individual, face-to-face post-test counseling about:
(1)the meaning of the test result;
(2)the possible need for additional testing;
(3)measures to prevent the transmission of HIV;
(4)the availability of appropriate health care services, including mental health care, and appropriate social and support services in the geographic area of the person's residence;
(5)the benefits of partner notification; and
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.