{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-84.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 84.003","heading":"REPORTABLE CONDITIONS; RULES.","body":"(a) Asbestosis and silicosis are occupational conditions that are reportable to the department.\n(b) Blood lead levels in adults are laboratory findings that are reportable to the department as provided by department rule.\n(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules that require other occupational conditions to be reported under this chapter. Before the executive commissioner requires another occupational condition to be reported, the executive commissioner must find that the condition:\n(1) has a well-understood etiology;\n(2) results predominantly from occupational exposures; and\n(3) is preventable.\n(d) The executive commissioner shall maintain a list of reportable conditions.\n(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer and implement this chapter.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0258, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 84. REPORTING OF OCCUPATIONAL CONDITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.84.htm#84.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"deca72e2800b7cc3d72b73c12b2c692250adbfcbee26f4eb293488a5c0710a17","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-84.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-84.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}