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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES |
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Chapter 83. EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE |
Sec. 83.002. REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT
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(a) A physician having primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes he may have been exposed to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange, while serving in the armed forces of the United States shall, at the request of the veteran, submit a report to the department.
(b) If there is no physician having primary responsibility for treating the veteran, the hospital treating the veteran shall, at the request of the veteran, submit the report to the department.
(c) If there is no physician or hospital treating the veteran, the veteran may submit the report directly to the department. If the veteran is deceased, the veteran's next of kin may submit the report.
(d) A report submitted under this section must be on a form provided by the department.