Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 81.158 — AFFIDAVIT OF MEDICAL EVALUATION

HS § 81.158Title 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. G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

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(a)An affidavit of medical evaluation must be dated and signed by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, or by a health authority with the concurrence of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The certificate must include:

(1)the name and address of the examining physician, if applicable;

(2)the name and address of the person examined or to be examined;

(3)the date and place of the examination, if applicable;

(4)a brief diagnosis of the examined person's physical and mental condition, if applicable;

(5)the period, if any, during which the examined person has been under the care of the examining physician;

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Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.