Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.007
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.007, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 162.007. REPORT TO RECIPIENT OR TRANSFUSER.
Official statutory text
(a) A blood bank shall report blood test results for blood confirmed as HIV positive by the normal procedures blood banks presently use or found to be contaminated by any other communicable disease to:
(1) the hospital or other facility in which the blood was transfused or provided;
(2) the physician who transfused the infected blood; or
(3) the recipient of the blood.
(b) A blood bank may report blood test results for statistical purposes.
(c) A blood bank that reports test results under this section may not disclose the name of the donor or person tested or any other information that could result in the disclosure of the donor's or person's identity, including an address, social security number, designated recipient, or replacement donation information.
(1) the hospital or other facility in which the blood was transfused or provided;
(2) the physician who transfused the infected blood; or
(3) the recipient of the blood.
(b) A blood bank may report blood test results for statistical purposes.
(c) A blood bank that reports test results under this section may not disclose the name of the donor or person tested or any other information that could result in the disclosure of the donor's or person's identity, including an address, social security number, designated recipient, or replacement donation information.
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