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H.B. No. 2608
other statement that indicates that an identifiable individual has
or has not been tested for AIDS or HIV infection, antibodies to
HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS.
(b) An insurer may request or require applicants fc.
insurance coverage to take an HIV-related test in connection with
an application for insurance coverage. If an insurer requests or
:_________________a _____ -related zest may be required of or
required to be given to a person only if the test is based on the
person's current medical condition or medical history or if
underwriting guidelines for the coverage amounts require all
persons within the risk class to be tested.
(c) If a proposed insured is requested or required to take
an HIV-related test in connection with an insurance application,
the uses that will be made of the test must be explained to the
proposed insured or any other person legally authorized to consent
to the test and a written authorization must be obtained from that
person by the insurer. The authorization must be on_ a form adopted
by the State Board of Insurance and must be a document separate
from any other document presented to the proposed insured or other
person legally authorized to consent to the test._
(d) An insurer may inauire if an applicant has ever tested
positive on an HIV-related test or has been diagnosed as having MIW
or AIDS. -An insurer may not inquire whether a person has beentested for or has received a negative result from a specific test
for exposure to HIV or for a sickness or a medical condition
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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/m1/3/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.