{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-85.088","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.088","heading":"STATE-FUNDED HEALTH CLINICS.","body":"(a) State-funded primary health, women's reproductive health, and sexually transmitted disease clinics shall:\n(1) make available to patients and clients information and educational materials concerning the prevention of HIV infection; and\n(2) provide or refer patients and clients to voluntary and affordable counseling and HIV testing services, including the patient's or client's choice of anonymous or confidential HIV testing or counseling.\n(b) Information provided under Subsection (a)(1) shall be routinely incorporated into patient education and counseling in clinics specializing in sexually transmitted diseases and women's reproductive health.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0283, 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 85. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION","SUBCHAPTER D. TESTING PROGRAMS AND COUNSELING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.85.htm#85.088","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"b27eb988397310fdac2f9288d6cfd0b59593afed6c3fb6d1c33e91803a136f57","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-85.087","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-85.089"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}