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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 84. REPORTING OF OCCUPATIONAL CONDITIONS |
Sec. 84.004. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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(a) The following persons shall report cases or suspected cases of reportable conditions to the department:
(1) a physician who diagnoses or treats the individual with the condition;
(2) a person who is in charge of a clinical or hospital laboratory, blood bank, mobile unit, or other facility in which a laboratory examination of any specimen derived from a human body yields microscopical, cultural, serological, or other evidence suggestive of the condition; and
(3) a health professional.
(b) The department may contact a physician attending a person with a case or a suspected case of an occupational condition.
(c) The board shall prescribe the form and method of reporting. The board may require the reports to contain any information necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including the person's name, address, age, sex, race, occupation, employer, and attending physician.