Texas Health & Safety Code

CHAPTER 38. PEDICULOSIS OF MINORS


HEALTH & SAFETY CODE
CHAPTER 38. PEDICULOSIS OF MINORS
§ 38.001. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. (a) The department shall establish and develop a state program for the control and eradication of pediculosis of minors. (b) The program may include procedures for detection of pediculosis and instructions for treatment. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. § 38.002. TREATMENT OF MINOR WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS. For the purpose of treating a minor who has pediculosis, the parent or guardian of the minor shall: (1) follow the instructions of the department; or (2) place the minor under the care of a licensed physician. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.