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TX Health & Safety Code § 88.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.002. Confidentiality

Sec. 88.002.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Except as specifically authorized by this chapter, reports, records, and information furnished to a health authority, a regional director, or the department that relate to cases or suspected cases of children with reportable blood lead levels are confidential and may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.(b)  Reports, records, and information relating to cases or suspected cases of childhood lead poisoning and children with reportable blood lead levels are not public information under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise except as provided by this chapter.(c)  Medical, epidemiologic, or toxicologic information may be released:(1)  for statistical purposes if released in a manner that prevents the identification of any person;(2)  with the consent of each person identified in the information;(3)  to medical personnel, appropriate state agencies, health authorities, regional directors, and public officers of counties and municipalities as necessary to comply with this chapter and related rules;(4)  to appropriate federal agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service, except that the information must be limited to the information requested by the agency;  or(5)  to medical personnel to the extent necessary in a medical emergency to protect the health or life of the child identified in the information.(d)  The commissioner, a regional director or other department employee, a health authority or employee of a public health district, a health authority or employee of a county or municipal health department, or a public official of a county or municipality may not be examined in a civil, criminal, special, or other proceeding as to the existence or contents of pertinent records of or reports or information about a child identified, examined, or treated for lead poisoning or about a child possessing reportable blood lead levels by the department, a public health district, a local health department, or a health authority without the consent of the child's parents, managing conservator, guardian, or other person authorized by law to give consent.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0301, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.0025. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Sec. 88.0025.  CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION.  The executive commissioner may adopt policies and procedures to promote the elimination of childhood lead poisoning within the state, and the department shall implement all adopted policies and procedures.  The executive commissioner may adopt measures to:(1)  significantly reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning throughout the state;(2)  improve public awareness of lead safety issues and educate both property owners and tenants about practices that can reduce the incidence of lead poisoning; and(3)  encourage the testing of children likely to suffer the consequences of lead poisoning so that prompt diagnosis and treatment and the prevention of harm are possible.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0302, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.003. Reportable Health Condition

Sec. 88.003.  REPORTABLE HEALTH CONDITION.  (a)  Childhood blood lead levels that exceed the reference level are reportable.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule may designate:(1)  blood lead concentrations in children that must be reported; and(2)  the ages of children for whom the reporting requirements apply.(c)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules that establish a registry of children with blood lead levels that exceed the reference level and lead poisoning.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0303, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.004. Persons Required to Report

Sec. 88.004.  PERSONS REQUIRED TO REPORT.  (a)  A person required to report childhood blood lead levels shall report to the department in the manner specified by department rule.  Except as provided by this section, a person required by this section to report must make the report immediately after the person gains knowledge of a child with a reportable blood lead level.(b)  A physician shall report a case or suspected case of childhood lead poisoning or of a child with a reportable blood lead level after the physician's first examination of a child for whom reporting is required by this chapter or department rule.(c)  A person in charge of an independent clinical laboratory, a hospital or clinic laboratory, or other facility in which a laboratory examination of a specimen derived from the human body yields evidence of a child with a reportable blood lead level shall report the findings to the department as required by department rule.(d)  If a report is not made as required by Subsection (b) or (c), the following persons shall report a child's reportable blood lead level and all information known concerning the child:(1)  the administrator of a hospital licensed under Chapter 241;(2)  a registered nurse;(3)  an administrator or director of a public or private child care facility;(4)  an administrator of a home and community support services agency;(5)  an administrator or health official of a public or private institution of higher education;(6)  a superintendent, manager, or health official of a public or private camp, home, or institution;(7)  a parent, managing conservator, or guardian; and(8)  a health professional.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0304, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.005. Reporting Procedures

Sec. 88.005.  REPORTING PROCEDURES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall prescribe the form and method of reporting under this chapter, including a report in writing, by telephone, or by electronic data transmission.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule may require the reports to contain any information relating to a case that is necessary for the purposes of this chapter, including:(1)  the child's name, address, age, sex, and race;(2)  the child's blood lead concentration;(3)  the procedure used to determine the child's blood lead concentration; and(4)  the name of the attending physician.(c)  The commissioner may authorize an alternate routing of information in particular cases if the commissioner determines that the customary reporting procedure would cause the information to be unduly delayed.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0305, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.006. Reports of Hospitalization; Death

Sec. 88.006.  REPORTS OF HOSPITALIZATION;  DEATH.  (a)  A physician who attends a child during the child's hospitalization shall immediately notify the department if the physician knows or suspects that the child has lead poisoning or a blood lead level that exceeds the reference level and the physician believes the lead poisoning or blood lead level resulted from the child's exposure to a dangerous level of lead that may be a threat to the public health.(b)  A physician who attends a child during the child's last illness shall immediately notify the department if the physician:(1)  knows or suspects that the child died of lead poisoning;  and(2)  believes the lead poisoning resulted from the child's exposure to a dangerous level of lead that may be a threat to the public health.(c)  An attending physician, health authority, or regional director, with the consent of the child's survivors, may request an autopsy if the physician, health authority, or regional director needs further information concerning the cause of death in order to protect the public health.  The health authority or regional director may order the autopsy to determine the cause of death if the child's survivors do not consent to the autopsy.  The autopsy results shall be reported to the department.(d)  A justice of the peace acting as coroner or a medical examiner in the course of an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, who finds that a child's cause of death was lead poisoning that resulted from exposure to a dangerous level of lead that the justice of the peace or medical examiner believes may be a threat to the public health shall immediately notify the health authority or the regional director in the jurisdiction in which the finding is made.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0306, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.007. Department Rules for Follow-Up Care; Coordination of Care

Sec. 88.007.  DEPARTMENT RULES FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE; COORDINATION OF CARE.  (a)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules establishing standards for follow-up care provided to children with a confirmed blood lead level that exceeds the reference level.(b)  Rules adopted under this section must meet any federal requirements for coordinated follow-up care for children with confirmed blood lead levels that exceed the reference level and may include, in a manner consistent with current federal guidelines:(1)  an environmental lead investigation of all or parts of a child's home environment, child-care facility, or child-occupied facility that may be a source of a lead hazard causing or contributing to the child's lead exposure; and(2)  guidance to parents, guardians, and consulting physicians on how to eliminate or control lead exposures that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (S.B. 814), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0307, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.008. Environmental Lead Investigations

Sec. 88.008.  ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD INVESTIGATIONS.  (a)   On receiving a report of a child with a confirmed blood lead level warranting an environmental lead investigation, the department or its authorized agent may conduct an environmental lead investigation of:(1)  the home environment in which the child resides, if the department or the department's authorized agent obtains the written consent of an adult occupant;(2)  any child-care facility with which the child has regular contact and that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level, if the department or the department's authorized agent obtains the written consent of the owner, operator, or principal of the facility; and(3)  any child-occupied facility with which the child has regular contact and that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level, if the department or the department's authorized agent obtains the written consent of:(A)  the owner, operator, or principal of the facility; or(B)  an adult occupant of the facility if the facility is subject to a lease agreement.(b)  Notwithstanding the consent requirements under Subsection (a), consent for an investigation is not required to be in writing for an investigation related to a report of a child with a blood lead level of 45 micrograms per deciliter or more if a good faith attempt to contact the persons authorized to provide written consent under Subsection (a) has been unsuccessful.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (S.B. 814), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 88.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 88 - Reports of Childhood Lead Poisoning|Section 88.009. Environmental Lead Investigation Procedures

Sec. 88.009.  ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES.  The executive commissioner may adopt rules establishing procedures for environmental lead investigations of dwellings and other premises subject to this chapter.  The rules must meet, but may not exceed, any requirements established under regulations adopted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency under Subchapter IV, Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2681 et seq.).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (S.B. 814), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0308, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 94.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 94 - State Plan for Hepatitis C; Education and Prevention Program|Section 94.001. State Plan for Hepatitis C

Sec. 94.001.  STATE PLAN FOR HEPATITIS C.  (a)  The department shall develop a state plan for prevention and treatment of hepatitis C. The plan must include strategies for prevention and treatment of hepatitis C in specific demographic groups that are disproportionately affected by hepatitis C, including persons infected with HIV, veterans, racial or ethnic minorities that suffer a higher incidence of hepatitis C, and persons who engage in high risk behavior, such as intravenous drug use.(b)  In developing the plan, the department shall seek the input of:(1)  the public, including members of the public that have hepatitis C;(2)  each state agency that provides services to persons with hepatitis C or the functions of which otherwise involve hepatitis C, including any appropriate health and human services agency described by Section 531.001, Government Code;(3)  any advisory body that addresses issues related to hepatitis C;(4)  public advocates concerned with issues related to hepatitis C;  and(5)  providers of services to persons with hepatitis C.(c)  The department shall update the state plan developed under this section biennially.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 918, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 13, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 94.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 94 - State Plan for Hepatitis C; Education and Prevention Program|Section 94.002. Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Program

Sec. 94.002.  HEPATITIS C EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall develop a program to heighten awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of hepatitis C. The department shall:(1)  conduct a seroprevalence study to estimate the current and future impact of hepatitis C on the state;(2)  conduct health education, public awareness, and community outreach activities to promote public awareness and knowledge about the risk factors, the value of early detection, available screening services, and the options available for the treatment of hepatitis C;(3)  provide training to public health clinic staff regarding the treatment, detection, and methods of transmission of hepatitis C;(4)  identify to health care providers and employers the benefits of disease awareness and prevention;  and(5)  develop a prevention program to reduce the risk of transmission of hepatitis C.(b)  In developing the prevention program required by Subsection (a)(5), the department may forecast the economic and clinical impacts of hepatitis C and the impact of hepatitis C on quality of life.  The department may develop the forecasts in conjunction with an academic medical center or a nonprofit institution with experience using disease management prospective modeling and simulation techniques.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 93.001 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 918, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 94.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 94 - State Plan for Hepatitis C; Education and Prevention Program|Section 94.003. Department Voluntary Testing Programs

Sec. 94.003.  DEPARTMENT VOLUNTARY TESTING PROGRAMS.  (a)   The department shall establish voluntary hepatitis C testing programs to be performed at facilities providing voluntary HIV testing under Section 85.082 in each public health region to make confidential counseling and testing available.(b)  The department may contract with public and private entities to perform the testing as necessary according to local circumstances.(c)  The results of a test conducted by a testing program or department program under this section may not be used for insurance purposes, to screen or determine suitability for employment, or to discharge a person from employment.(d)  A person who intentionally violates Subsection (c) is liable to a person injured by the violation.  The injured person may bring a civil action for damages and may recover for each violation from a person who violates Subsection (c):(1)  the greater of $1,000 or actual damages;  and(2)  reasonable attorney's fees.(e)  In addition to the remedies provided by Subsection (d), the person may bring an action to restrain a violation or threatened violation of Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 93.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 918, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 94A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 94A - State Plan for Streptococcus Pneumoniae; Education and Prevention Program|Section 94A.001. State Plan for Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Sec. 94A.001.  STATE PLAN FOR STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.  (a)  The department, using existing resources and programs to the extent possible, shall develop a state plan for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.  The plan must include strategies for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in specific demographic groups that are disproportionately affected by the diseases, including persons who are elderly, children under two years of age, persons living in long-term care facilities, persons with a chronic heart or lung disease, smokers, and persons with asplenia.(b)  In developing the plan, the department shall seek the advice of:(1)  the public, including members of the public who have been infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae;(2)  each state agency that provides services to persons infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae or that is assigned duties related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, including any appropriate health and human services agency described by Section 531.001, Government Code, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;(3)  any advisory body that addresses issues related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae;(4)  public advocates concerned with issues related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae;(5)  providers of services to persons with diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae;(6)  a statewide professional association of physicians; and(7)  a statewide professional association of nurses.(c)  The department shall review and modify as necessary the state plan developed under this section at least once every five years and may update the state plan biennially.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (H.B. 970), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 94A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 94A - State Plan for Streptococcus Pneumoniae; Education and Prevention Program|Section 94A.002. Streptococcus Pneumoniae Education and Prevention Program

Sec. 94A.002.  STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall develop a program to heighten awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of Streptococcus pneumoniae.(b)  The program developed under Subsection (a) must require the department to:(1)  conduct health education, public awareness, and community outreach activities to promote public awareness and knowledge about the risk factors for, the value of early detection of, available screening services for, and the options available for the treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; and(2)  post on the department's Internet website the options available for the prevention, treatment, and detection of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and information on the risk factors for, method of transmission of, and value of early detection of the diseases.(c)  The department, using existing resources, may include in the program developed under Subsection (a) a study to estimate the current and future impact on this state of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (H.B. 970), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 95A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 95A - Reports on Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes|Section 95A.001. Definition

Sec. 95A.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "council" means the Texas Diabetes Council.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 409 (S.B. 796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0331, eff. April 2, 2015.|