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H.B. No. 2608
2. Retardation, but only if:
2 (A) the test result would change the medical or
3 social management of the person tested or others who associated
4 with that person; and
5 (B) the test is conducted in accordance with
6 guidelines that have been adopted by the residential facility or
7 the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and
S approved by the department; [er]
9 (5) to manage accidental exposure to blood or other
10 bodily fluids but only if the test is conducted in accordance with
11 written infectious disease control protocols adopted by the health
12 care agency or facility and i.s conducted in accordance with
13 Subsection (d) of this section; or
14 (6) to test residents and clients of residential
15 facilities of the Texas Youth Commission, but only if:
16 (A) the test result would change the medical or
17 social management of the person tested or others who associate with
18 that person; and
19 (B) the test is conducted in accordance with
20 guidelines adopted by the commission.
21 SECTION 3. The Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
22 Act (Article 4419b-l, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is amended by
23 adding Section 9.07 to read as follows:
24 Sec. 9.07. The trovisions of the Insurance Code and any
25 rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Insurance shall
26 exclusively govern all practices of insurers in testing applicants
27 tosowo hp show whether a person has AIDS~ rr HIV\ infcio~-n7
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. [Copy of H.B. No. 2608], clipping, May 27, 1989; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1823246/m1/13/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.