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TX Health & Safety Code § 85.254 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.254. Package of Services

Sec. 85.254.  PACKAGE OF SERVICES.  A home collection kit for HIV infection testing shall be sold as part of a package of services that includes:(1)  laboratory testing by a qualified facility;(2)  reporting of test results;(3)  verification of positive test results;(4)  counseling as required by this subchapter;  and(5)  information, upon request, describing how test results and related information are stored by the service provider, how long the information is retained, and under what circumstances the information may be communicated to other persons.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.255 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.255. Qualified Facility

Sec. 85.255.  QUALIFIED FACILITY.  A laboratory facility that conducts testing of a specimen collected with a home collection kit for HIV infection testing must comply with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C. Section 263a).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.256 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.256. Oral Reporting

Sec. 85.256.  ORAL REPORTING.  A service provider shall report test results from a home collection kit for HIV infection testing orally to the individual tested.  Notwithstanding Section 81.109, the test results may be provided by telephone.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.257 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.257. Counseling; Counseling Protocols

Sec. 85.257.  COUNSELING;  COUNSELING PROTOCOLS.  (a)  A service provider shall provide pretesting counseling to an individual who is considering using a home collection kit for HIV infection testing.  This counseling may be provided orally by telephone or through written information included with the home collection kit.(b)  At the time the test results are reported to the individual tested, the service provider shall provide counseling and appropriate referrals for care and treatment.(c)  Counseling provided by a service provider, including written information provided under Subsection (a) and referrals, must conform with counseling protocols adopted by the executive commissioner.  Except as provided by Section 85.256, the counseling protocols must be consistent with the requirements of Section 81.109 and the protocols adopted under Section 85.081.(d)  Counseling provided by a service provider under this section must be provided in English and in Spanish.  The department may require a service provider to provide counseling in another language if the department finds that the service provider is marketing home collection kits in a community in which a significant portion of the population speaks a language other than English or Spanish.(e)  A service provider, in providing counseling, may not:(1)  solicit the purchase of additional services or products;  or(2)  refer the individual being counseled to an entity:(A)  that is owned or controlled by the service provider;(B)  that owns or controls the service provider;(C)  that is owned or controlled by an entity that owns or controls the service provider;  or(D)  that has another ongoing financial relationship with the service provider.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0290, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.258 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.258. Labeling

Sec. 85.258.  LABELING.  (a)  A home collection kit for HIV infection testing shall meet the requirements of Chapter 431.(b)  In addition to the requirements in Subsection (a), the labeling shall explain which persons and entities will have access to the test results for the individual.(c)  In addition to the labeling requirements in Subsections (a) and (b), a home collection kit labeled in Spanish must also be available.  The department may require a service provider to label a home collection kit in another language if the department finds that the service provider is marketing home collection kits in a community in which a significant portion of the population speaks a language other than English or Spanish.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0291, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.259 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.259. Enforcement

Sec. 85.259.  ENFORCEMENT.  A home collection kit for HIV infection testing is a "device" as that term is defined in Section 431.002 and is subject to the provisions for enforcement contained in Chapter 431.  Any violation of the requirement in Section 85.258 shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of Chapter 431.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.260 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.260. Confidentiality

Sec. 85.260.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Any statement that an identifiable individual has or has not been tested with a home collection kit for HIV infection testing, including a statement or assertion that the individual is positive, is negative, is at risk, or has or does not have a certain level of antigen or antibody, is confidential as provided by Section 81.103.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  The punishment for an offense under this section is the same as the punishment for an offense under Section 81.103.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.261 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.261. Certain Technology Prohibited

Sec. 85.261.  CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY PROHIBITED.  A service provider may not use technology that permits the service provider to identify an individual to whom test results or counseling is provided or to identify the telephone number from which that individual is calling.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.262 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter J. Home Collection Kits for HIV Infection Testing|Section 85.262. Reports

Sec. 85.262.  REPORTS.  A service provider shall report test results from a home collection kit for HIV infection testing in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 81.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, Sec. 1, eff. April 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.271 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.271. Definitions

Sec. 85.271.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(32), eff. April 2, 2015.(2)  "Committee" means the Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(32), eff. April 2, 2015.(4)  "Program" means the Texas HIV medication program established under Subchapter C.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(32), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.272 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.272. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee

Sec. 85.272.  TEXAS HIV MEDICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall establish the committee.(b)  The committee consists of 11 members appointed by the executive commissioner.  The committee must include:(1)  three physicians who are actively engaged in the treatment of adults who are infected with HIV;(2)  one physician who is actively engaged in the treatment of infants and children who are infected with HIV;(3)  four consumers who are diagnosed with HIV;(4)  one person who is an administrator for a public, nonprofit hospital that provides services to individuals who are infected with HIV;(5)  one social worker who works with individuals who are infected with HIV; and(6)  one pharmacist who participates in the program.(c)  The department shall provide staff support for the committee.(d)  Except as provided by this subchapter, the committee is subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.273 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.273. Duties

Sec. 85.273.  DUTIES.  (a)  The committee shall advise the executive commissioner and the department in the development of procedures and guidelines for the program.(b)  The committee shall:(1)  review the program's goals and aims;(2)  evaluate the program's ongoing efforts;(3)  recommend both short-range and long-range goals and objectives for medication needs; and(4)  perform any other tasks assigned by the executive commissioner.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.274 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.274. Terms

Sec. 85.274.  TERMS.  A committee member serves at the will of the executive commissioner.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.275 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.275. Officers

Sec. 85.275.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The committee shall select a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer from the committee members.(b)  An officer shall begin serving on March 1 of each odd-numbered year and serve until February 27 of the following odd-numbered year.(c)  An officer may continue to serve until a replacement is elected for the officer's position.(d)  The presiding officer shall:(1)  preside at all committee meetings attended by the presiding officer;(2)  call meetings in accordance with this subchapter;(3)  appoint subcommittees as necessary; and(4)  ensure annual reports are made to the commissioner.(e)  The presiding officer may serve as an ex officio member of any subcommittee.(f)  The assistant presiding officer shall:(1)  perform the duties of the presiding officer if the presiding officer is absent or is not able to perform those duties because of disability; and(2)  complete the unexpired portion of the presiding officer's term if the office of the presiding officer becomes vacant.(g)  The committee may elect a committee member to replace the assistant presiding officer if the office of the assistant presiding officer becomes vacant.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0292, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.276 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.276. Meetings

Sec. 85.276.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The committee shall meet only as necessary to conduct committee business.(b)  A meeting may be called by agreement between the department staff and:(1)  the presiding officer; or(2)  three or more members of the committee.(c)  The department staff shall:(1)  make meeting arrangements; and(2)  contact each committee member to determine the member's availability for a meeting date and place.(d)  The committee is not a "governmental body" as defined by Chapter 551, Government Code.  However, each committee meeting must be announced and conducted in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, except that the provisions allowing executive sessions do not apply to the committee.(e)  Each member of the committee must be informed of a committee meeting at least five working days before the meeting is to take place.(f)  An agenda for each committee meeting must include an item entitled "public comment" under which any person may address the committee on matters relating to committee business.  The presiding officer may establish procedures for public comment, including a time limit for each comment.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.277 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.277. Attendance

Sec. 85.277.  ATTENDANCE.  (a)  A member shall attend:(1)  a scheduled committee meeting; and(2)  a meeting of a subcommittee to which the member is assigned.(b)  A member shall notify the presiding officer or the appropriate department staff if the member is unable to attend a scheduled meeting.(c)  The committee shall include the attendance records of each member in the committee's annual report to the commissioner.  The report must include a member's attendance at both committee and subcommittee meetings.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.278 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.278. Procedures

Sec. 85.278.  PROCEDURES.  (a)  The committee shall use Robert's Rules of Order as the basis of parliamentary decisions except as provided by other law or rule.(b)  An action taken by the committee must be approved by a majority vote of the members present after a quorum is established.(c)  Each member shall have one vote.(d)  A member may not authorize another individual to represent the member by proxy.(e)  The committee shall make decisions in the discharge of the committee's duties without discrimination based on a person's race, creed, gender, religion, national origin, age, physical condition, or economic status.(f)  The department staff shall take minutes of each committee meeting.  After the minutes are approved by the committee, the presiding officer shall sign the minutes.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.279 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.279. Subcommittees

Sec. 85.279.  SUBCOMMITTEES.  (a)  The committee may establish subcommittees as necessary to assist the committee in performing the committee's duties.(b)  The presiding officer shall appoint committee members to serve on subcommittees and to act as subcommittee chairs.  The presiding officer may appoint a person who is not a committee member to serve on a subcommittee.(c)  A subcommittee shall meet when called by the subcommittee's chair or when directed by the committee.(d)  A subcommittee chair shall make a regular report to the committee at each committee meeting or in an interim written report as needed.  The report must include an executive summary or minutes of each subcommittee meeting.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.280 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.280. Statement by Member; Member Duties

Sec. 85.280.  STATEMENT BY MEMBER; MEMBER DUTIES.  (a)  The executive commissioner, the department, and the committee may not be bound by any statement made or action taken by a committee member unless the member makes the statement or takes the action based on specific instructions from the executive commissioner, the department, or the committee.(b)  The committee and committee members may not participate in any legislative activity in the name of the executive commissioner, the department, or the committee unless the committee or committee member obtains approval through the department's legislative process.  Committee members may represent themselves or another entity in the legislative process.(c)  A committee member may not accept or solicit a benefit that might reasonably tend to influence the member in the discharge of the member's official duties.(d)  A committee member may not disclose confidential information acquired through the member's service on the committee.(e)  A committee member may not knowingly solicit, accept, or agree to accept a benefit for exercising the member's official powers or duties in favor of another person.(f)  A committee member who has a personal or private interest in a matter pending before the committee shall publicly disclose the fact and may not vote or otherwise participate in the matter.(g)  In this section, "personal or private interest" means a direct pecuniary interest in a matter but does not include a person's engagement in a profession, trade, or occupation if the person's interest is the same as any other person who is similarly engaged in the profession, trade, or occupation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 85.281 (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 85 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection|Subchapter K. Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee|Section 85.281. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 85.281.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.  (a)  A committee member may receive reimbursement for expenses incurred for each day the member engages in official committee business if the reimbursement is authorized by the General Appropriations Act or through the budget execution process.(b)  A committee member is not entitled to a salary or stipend unless required by law.(c)  A committee member who is an employee of a state agency, other than the department, is not entitled to reimbursement for expenses from the department.(d)  A person who serves on a subcommittee and who is not a committee member is not entitled to reimbursement for expenses from the department.(e)  Only a consumer who is diagnosed with HIV and serves as a committee member is eligible for reimbursement of actual travel expenses incurred.(f)  A committee member who is eligible for reimbursement of expenses shall submit to the department staff the member's receipts for the expenses and any required forms not later than 14 days after a committee meeting.(g)  A member shall make a request for reimbursement of expenses on an official state travel voucher prepared by the department staff.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (H.B. 2229), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|