Tex. Health & Safety Code § 89.072

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 89.072 - Rulemaking

The department shall recommend to the Commission on Jail Standards and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice rules to carry out this chapter, including rules describing:

(1) the types of screening tests and diagnostic evaluations and the scope of the professional examinations that may be used to meet the requirements of this chapter;
(2) the categories of employees, volunteers, or inmates who must have a screening test under this chapter;
(3) the form and content of the certificate required under Subchapter B for employees and volunteers;
(4) the deadlines for filing a certificate;
(5) the transfer of employee or volunteer certificates and inmate records between facilities;
(6) the frequency of screening tests for employees, volunteers, and inmates;
(7) the criteria for requiring an additional screening test or a diagnostic evaluation or examination; and
(8) the reporting of a screening test or an evaluation or examination result to the appropriate health authority or to the department.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.072

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/1997.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.