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House Bill 246 |
House Author: Alonzo |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 246 amends the Health and Safety Code to require a public health authority to report weekly to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) all cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection reported to the authority during the previous week. The bill prescribes the information required to be contained in each report and requires DSHS to compile and analyze the information submitted. House Bill 246 requires DSHS, not later than January 1, 2009, to prepare and submit a report to the legislature relating to emerging technologies used to detect, test for, treat, and prevent AIDS and HIV infection.