2021 Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 2 - Health
Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 89 - Screening and Treatment for Tuberculosis in Jails and Other Correctional Facilities
Subchapter D. Reporting; Rulemaking; Minimum Standards
Section 89.072. Rulemaking
Sec. 89.072. RULEMAKING. The department shall recommend to the Commission on Jail Standards and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice rules to carry out this chapter, including rules describing:
(1) the types of screening tests and diagnostic evaluations and the scope of the professional examinations that may be used to meet the requirements of this chapter;
(2) the categories of employees, volunteers, or inmates who must have a screening test under this chapter;
(3) the form and content of the certificate required under Subchapter B for employees and volunteers;
(4) the deadlines for filing a certificate;
(5) the transfer of employee or volunteer certificates and inmate records between facilities;
(6) the frequency of screening tests for employees, volunteers, and inmates;
(7) the criteria for requiring an additional screening test or a diagnostic evaluation or examination; and
(8) the reporting of a screening test or an evaluation or examination result to the appropriate health authority or to the department.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
