Texas § HS.89.051 - INMATE SCREENING REQUIRED
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§ HS.89.051. INMATE SCREENING REQUIRED
INMATE SCREENING REQUIRED. (a) Each inmate in a jail or community corrections facility shall undergo a screening test for tuberculosis infection approved by the executive commissioner if: (1) the inmate will probably be confined in jail or a community corrections facility for more than seven days; and (2) the inmate meets the screening guidelines prescribed by department rules. (b) The inmate must be tested on or before the seventh day after the day the inmate is first confined. (c) An inmate listed by Subsection (a) is not required to be retested at each rebooking if the inmate is booked into a jail or a community corrections facility more than once during a 12-month period unless the inmate shows symptoms of tuberculosis or is known to have been exposed to tuberculosis. (d) An inmate is exempt from the screening test required by this section if: (1) the screening test conflicts with the tenets of an organized religion to which the individual belongs; or (2) the screening test is medically contraindicated based on an examination by a physician. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0311, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.89.051 ("INMATE SCREENING REQUIRED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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