Texas § LG.361.901 - AIDS AND HIV TESTING IN COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL JAILS
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§ LG.361.901. AIDS AND HIV TESTING IN COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL JAILS
AIDS AND HIV TESTING IN COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL JAILS; SEGREGATION. (a) In this section, "AIDS" and "HIV" have the meanings assigned by Section 81.101 , Health and Safety Code. (b) A county or municipality may test an inmate confined in the county or municipal jail or in a contract facility authorized by Subchapter F , Chapter 351 , or Subchapter E of this chapter to determine the proper medical treatment of the inmate or the proper social management of the inmate or other inmates in the jail or facility. (c) If the county or municipality determines that an inmate has a positive test result for AIDS or HIV, the county or municipality may segregate the inmate from other inmates in the jail or facility. (d) This section does not provide a duty to test for AIDS or HIV, and a cause of action does not arise under this section from a failure to test for AIDS or HIV. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 46A by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170 ), Sec. 4.014, eff. September 1, 2019.
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