The department, in the discharge of its duty to protect the public health, shall act as the lead agency for AIDS and HIV policy for Texas and is the primary resource for HIV education, prevention, risk reduction materials, policies, and information in this state.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 85.003
DEPARTMENT AS LEAD AGENCY AND PRIMARY RESOURCE
Known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services Act
The act spans §§ 85–85 (80 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.