Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 85.002. Definitions

(1) “AIDS” means acquired immune deficiency syndrome as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service.

(2) “Communicable disease” has the meaning assigned by Section 81.003.

(3) “Contact tracing” means identifying all persons who may have been exposed to an infected person and notifying them that they have been exposed, should be tested, and should seek treatment.

(4) “HIV” means human immunodeficiency virus.

(5) “State agency” means:

(6) “Testing program” means a program using a diagnostic test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to indicate the presence of HIV.