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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 85. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
Sec. 85.004. EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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(a) The department shall develop model education programs to be available to educate the public about AIDS and HIV infection.
(b) As part of the programs, the department shall develop a model educational pamphlet about methods of transmission and prevention of HIV infection, about state laws relating to the transmission, and to conduct that may result in the transmission of HIV.
(c) The programs must be scientifically accurate and factually correct and designed to:
(1) communicate to the public knowledge about methods of transmission and prevention of HIV infection;
(2) educate the public about transmission risks in social, employment, and educational situations;
(3) educate health care workers and health facility employees about methods of transmission and prevention in their particular workplace environments; and
(4) educate the public about state laws relating to the transmission and conduct that may result in the transmission of HIV.