Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 85.012 — MODEL WORKPLACE GUIDELINES

HS § 85.012Title 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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(a)To ensure consistent public policy, the department, in consultation with appropriate state and local agencies and private entities, shall develop model workplace guidelines concerning persons with HIV infection and related conditions.

(b)The model workplace guidelines must include provisions stating that:

(1)all employees will receive some education about methods of transmission and prevention of HIV infection and related conditions;

(2)accommodations will be made to keep persons with HIV infection employed and productive for as long as possible;

(3)the confidentiality of employee medical records will be protected;

(4)HIV-related policies will be consistent with current information from public health authorities, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service, and with state and federal law and regulations;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0271, eff. April 2, 2015.