Texas Health and Safety Code 84.003 – Reportable Conditions; Rules
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(a) Asbestosis and silicosis are occupational conditions that are reportable to the department.
(b) Blood lead levels in adults are laboratory findings that are reportable to the department as provided by department rule.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 84.003
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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:
(1) has a well-understood etiology;
(2) results predominantly from occupational exposures; and
(3) is preventable.
(d) The executive commissioner shall maintain a list of reportable conditions.
(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer and implement this chapter.