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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 89. SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN JAILS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
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Subchapter D. REPORTING; RULEMAKING; MINIMUM STANDARDS |
Sec. 89.072. RULEMAKING
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The department shall recommend to the Commission on Jail Standards and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice rules to carry out this chapter, including rules describing:
(1) the types of screening tests and diagnostic evaluations and the scope of the professional examinations that may be used to meet the requirements of this chapter;
(2) the categories of employees, volunteers, or inmates who must have a screening test under this chapter;
(3) the form and content of the certificate required under Subchapter B for employees and volunteers;
(4) the deadlines for filing a certificate;
(5) the transfer of employee or volunteer certificates and inmate records between facilities;
(6) the frequency of screening tests for employees, volunteers, and inmates;
(7) the criteria for requiring an additional screening test or a diagnostic evaluation or examination; and
(8) the reporting of a screening test or an evaluation or examination result to the appropriate health authority or to the department.