Tex. Health & Safety Code § 85.142 · Subchapter G. POLICIES OF CORRECTIONAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS
ADOPTION OF POLICY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Each state and local law enforcement agency, fire department, emergency medical services provider, municipal and county correctional facility, and district probation department shall adopt a policy for handling persons with AIDS or HIV infection who are in their custody or under their supervision.
(b) The policy must be substantially similar to a model policy developed by the department under Section 85.141.
(c) A policy adopted under this section applies to persons who contract or subcontract with an entity required to adopt the policy under Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.85.htm
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