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2021 Texas Statutes
Insurance Code
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 545 - HIV Testing
Subchapter B. Issuer Powers and Duties
Section 545.053. Explanation and Authorization Required
Universal Citation: TX Ins Code § 545.053 (2021)
Sec. 545.053. EXPLANATION AND AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED. (a) An issuer that requests or requires an applicant to take an HIV-related test in connection with an application must:
(1) provide an explanation to the applicant, or another person legally authorized to consent to the test, of how the test will be used; and
(2) obtain a written authorization from the person to whom the explanation is provided.
(b) The authorization must:
(1) be on a form adopted by the commissioner; and
(2) be separate from any other document presented to the applicant or other person legally authorized to consent to the test.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
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