Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 85.002 — DEFINITIONS

HS § 85.002Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 85. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

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In this chapter:

(1)"AIDS" means acquired immune deficiency syndrome as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service.

(2)"Communicable disease" has the meaning assigned by Section 81.003.

(3)"Contact tracing" means identifying all persons who may have been exposed to an infected person and notifying them that they have been exposed, should be tested, and should seek treatment.

(4)"HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.

(5)"State agency" means:

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0263, eff. April 2, 2015.