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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 85.088

STATE-FUNDED HEALTH CLINICS

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

(a) State-funded primary health, women's reproductive health, and sexually transmitted disease clinics shall:

(1) make available to patients and clients information and educational materials concerning the prevention of HIV infection; and

(2) provide or refer patients and clients to voluntary and affordable counseling and HIV testing services, including the patient's or client's choice of anonymous or confidential HIV testing or counseling.

(b) Information provided under Subsection (a)(1) shall be routinely incorporated into patient education and counseling in clinics specializing in sexually transmitted diseases and women's reproductive health.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.