Sec. 461.0131. OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS  


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  • (a) The commission may fund community outreach programs that have direct contact with intravenous drug users.

    (b) An outreach program funded by the commission must:

    (1) provide education on HIV infection based on the model education program developed by the Texas Department of Health;

    (2) encourage behavior changes to reduce the possibility of HIV transmission;

    (3) promote other HIV risk reduction activities; and

    (4) encourage behavior consistent with state criminal laws.

    (c) In this section, "HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 173, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.