Tex. Health & Safety Code § 12.114 · Subchapter I. TEXAS VOLUNTEER HEALTH CORPS
VITAL HEALTH CARE ISSUES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department may identify vital health care issues, including the use of tobacco and alcohol, end-of-life needs, health and safety issues on the Texas/Mexico border, family issues, oral health, violence, immunizations, homelessness, responsible adult and teen pregnancy, substance abuse, health promotion and education, and disease prevention.
(b) The Texas Volunteer Health Corps may address a vital health care issue if a local community identifies the issue as a priority.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 768, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 12.094 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(52), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.12.htm
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