Reporting

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.071, under Screening and Treatment For Tuberculosis In Jails and Other Correctional Facilities.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.071

Sec. 89.071. REPORTING. (a) A case of tuberculosis shall be reported to the appropriate health authority or to the department not later than the third day after the day on which the diagnosis is suspected. (b) The results of a screening test shall be reported to the department monthly in a manner approved by the department. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.