(a) In a case of accidental exposure to blood or other body fluids under § 81.102(a)(5)(D), the health care agency or facility may test a person who may have exposed the health care worker or other emergency response employee or volunteer to HIV without the person’s specific consent to the test.
(b) A test under this section may be done only if:
(1) the test is done according to protocols established as provided by § 81.102(c); and
(2) those protocols ensure that any identifying information concerning the person tested will be destroyed as soon as the testing is complete and the person who may have been exposed is notified of the result.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 81.107

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A test result under this section is subject to the confidentiality provisions of this chapter.

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