{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-163.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 163.003","heading":"ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS REGARDING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS.","body":"Course materials and instruction relating to sexually transmitted diseases must be available in English and in Spanish and should include:\n(1) the following specific information on human papillomavirus:\n(A) that sexual intercourse is not required to become infected with human papillomavirus and that the avoidance of skin-to-skin contact involving the genital areas offers the best protection;\n(B) that both males and females may be infected with human papillomavirus and symptoms may not be present;\n(C) that younger women are at greater risk of human papillomavirus infection than older women; and\n(D) that human papillomavirus may be transmitted to an infant during childbirth;\n(2) information regarding the role of human papillomavirus in the development of genital warts, cervical cancer, and other diseases; and\n(3) information regarding the continuing need for women to undergo Pap smear testing, even if they have received a vaccination against human papillomavirus.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (H.B. 1379), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 163. EDUCATION PROGRAM ABOUT SEXUAL CONDUCT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.163.htm#163.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"722e4d06797c0cf90b9a312bb63b56e5bb79488a2dde6052a0ffb801342cc49b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-163.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-164.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}