{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 526.0056","heading":"PILOT PROGRAM TO PREVENT SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.","body":"The commission may provide guidance to the local health authority of Bexar County in establishing a pilot program funded by the county to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and other infectious and communicable diseases. The program may include a disease control program that provides for the anonymous exchange of used hypodermic needles and syringes.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 526. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER","SUBCHAPTER B. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED OR ADMINISTERED BY COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.526.htm#526.0056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"56a0ad12053564311fdf1413cc943f39e618b144053f87adb40cfbfbc131d50b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0055","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}