Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 89.053
Follow-up Evaluations

(a)

If an inmate has a confirmed positive screening test result, the governing body shall provide a diagnostic evaluation to determine whether the inmate has tuberculosis.

(b)

The sheriff, jail administrator, or director of the community corrections facility shall provide appropriate accommodations to an inmate who has tuberculosis or is suspected of having tuberculosis, including respiratory isolation, if necessary, and adequate medical care and treatment that meet the accepted standards of medical practice.

(c)

The jail or community corrections facility shall provide preventive therapy to an infected inmate if the preventive therapy is prescribed by the attending physician and the inmate consents to the treatment.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 89.053 — Follow-up Evaluations, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.89.htm#89.053 (accessed May 25, 2024).

89.001
Definitions 89.002
Scope of Chapter 89.011
Screening of Jail Employees and Volunteers 89.012
Follow-up Evaluations and Treatment 89.013
Certificate Required 89.014
Cost of Tests, Follow-up, and Treatment 89.051
Inmate Screening Required 89.052
Rescreening 89.053
Follow-up Evaluations 89.054
Inmate Transfer and Release 89.071
Reporting 89.072
Rulemaking 89.073
Adoption of Local Standards 89.101
Definitions 89.102
Report of Release

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Original Source: Section 89.053 — Follow-up Evaluations, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.89.htm#89.053 (last accessed May 25, 2024).

Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 89.053 Follow-up Evaluations

(a)

(b)

(c)

Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 89.053
Follow-up Evaluations