Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.143
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.143, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 85.143. CONTENT OF POLICY.
Official statutory text
A policy adopted under this subchapter must:
(1) provide for periodic education of employees, inmates, and probationers concerning HIV;
(2) ensure that education programs for employees include information and training relating to infection control procedures and that employees have infection control supplies and equipment readily available; and
(3) ensure access to appropriate services and protect the confidentiality of medical records relating to HIV infection.
(1) provide for periodic education of employees, inmates, and probationers concerning HIV;
(2) ensure that education programs for employees include information and training relating to infection control procedures and that employees have infection control supplies and equipment readily available; and
(3) ensure access to appropriate services and protect the confidentiality of medical records relating to HIV infection.
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