Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 85.015 — CONTRACT FOR SERVICES; DURATION

HS § 85.015Title 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)The department may contract with an entity to provide the services required by Subchapters A through F if:

(1)the contract would minimize duplication of effort and would deliver services cost-effectively; and

(2)the contracting entity does not advocate or promote conduct that violates state law.

(b)Subsection (a)(2) does not restrict the inclusion in educational materials of accurate information about ways to reduce the risk of exposure to or transmission of HIV.

(c)The department may audit an entity contracting with the department under Subsection (a).

(d)The department may seek, accept, and spend funds from state, federal, local, and private entities to carry out Subsections (a) through (c).

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0272, eff. April 2, 2015.