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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 85.253 — PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO HOME TESTING

HS § 85.253Title 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. J. HOME COLLECTION KITS FOR HIV INFECTION TESTING

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(a)A person may not market, distribute, or sell a product to be used by a member of the public to test a specimen collected from the human body for HIV infection unless the kit complies with Chapter 431.
(b)This section does not apply to a product marketed, distributed, or sold only to physicians or other persons authorized by law to test for HIV infection a specimen collected from the human body.
(c)A person may not require an individual to be tested for HIV infection as provided in Section 81.102.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 85.253 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.