Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.071

This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.071, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.

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§ 89.071. REPORTING.

Official statutory text

(a) A case of tuberculosis shall be reported to the appropriate health authority or to the department not later than the third day after the day on which the diagnosis is suspected.

(b) The results of a screening test shall be reported to the department monthly in a manner approved by the department.

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