2005 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.