Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES |
Chapter 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
Subchapter C. REPORTS AND REPORTABLE DISEASES |
Sec. 81.047. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORTS
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Subject to the confidentiality requirements of this chapter, the department shall require epidemiological reports of disease outbreaks and of individual cases of disease suspected or known to be of importance to the public health. The department shall evaluate the reports to determine the trends involved and the nature and magnitude of the hazards.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.