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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 85.253. Prohibitions Relating to Home Testing

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person may not market, distribute, or sell a product to be used by a member of the public to test a specimen collected from the human body for HIV infection unless the kit complies with Chapter 431.

(b) This section does not apply to a product marketed, distributed, or sold only to physicians or other persons authorized by law to test for HIV infection a specimen collected from the human body.

(c) A person may not require an individual to be tested for HIV infection as provided in Section 81.102.

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