Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.251
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.251, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 85.251. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Home collection kit" means a product sold to the general public and used by an individual to collect a specimen from the human body and to submit the specimen to a laboratory for testing and a report.
(2) "Service provider" means the manufacturer of a home collection kit or a person designated by the manufacturer to provide the services required by this subchapter.
(1) "Home collection kit" means a product sold to the general public and used by an individual to collect a specimen from the human body and to submit the specimen to a laboratory for testing and a report.
(2) "Service provider" means the manufacturer of a home collection kit or a person designated by the manufacturer to provide the services required by this subchapter.
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