25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.133 - Reporting Information for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(a) Reporting entities described in §
97.132 of this title (relating to
Who Shall Report Sexually Transmitted Diseases) shall report all information
required by the department for each person (which includes an HIV-exposed
infant) who has or is suspected of having an STD, as well as for any specimen
derived from a human body that yields microscopic, cultural, serological or any
other evidence of a suspected STD.
(b) The department has established the
reporting procedures required under Texas Health and Safety Code, §
81.044,
including the designation of specific forms and methods of reporting. The
required written reports, electronic reports, and telephone reports shall be
made in a complete, accurate and timely manner, all in accordance with §
97.134 of this title (relating to
How to Report Sexually Transmitted Diseases).
(c) All persons required to report under
§
97.132 of this title must report
the following (each report must either use the department's form specified in
this subsection, or a substitute form which captures all the data elements of
the specified department form):
(1) All adult
or adolescent (13 years of age or older) HIV infections and AIDS (stage 3 of
HIV infection) diagnoses for individuals 13 years of age or older (see the most
current version of the department's Texas HIV/AIDS Adult/Adolescent case report
form (available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(2) All pediatric (less than 13 years of age)
HIV infections and AIDS (stage 3 of HIV infection) diagnoses (see the most
current version of the department's Texas HIV/AIDS pediatric case report form
(available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(3) All HIV-positive pregnant women. (see the
most current version of the department's Texas HIV/AIDS Adult/Adolescent case
report form (available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(4) All HIV-exposed infants (see the most
current version of the department's Texas HIV/AIDS Pediatric case report form
(available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(5) All chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis,
Neisseria gonorrhea, and syphilis infections (see the most current version of
the department's Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Diseases form
(STD-27) (available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(6) All congenital syphilis infections (see
the most current version of the CDC's Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation
and Report form (available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(7) All positive or reactive results from
point of care testing for STDs (see the most current version of the
department's Confidential Report of Sexually Transmitted Diseases form (STD-27)
(available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(d) Persons described in §
97.132(a)(2) of
this title must report the following regarding any specimen derived from a
human body that yields microscopic, cultural, serological or any other evidence
of a suspected STD (each report must either use the department's form specified
in this subsection, or a substitute form which captures all the data elements
of the specified department form):
(1) All
positive or reactive STD test results, including screening tests; all HIV viral
loads (detectable and non-detectable); and all CD4+T-lymphocyte cell counts and
percentages (see the most current version of the department's Notification of
Laboratory Test Findings Indicating Presence of Chlamydia trachomatis,
Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chancroid, HIV Infections or CD4 Counts form (STD-28)
(available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(2) HIV DNA or RNA virologic tests on all
infants suspected of HIV exposure from birth to three years of age, regardless
of the test findings (e.g., negative or positive) (see the most current version
of the department's STD-28 form (available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(3) All supplemental tests for syphilis and
HIV that result from an initial positive screening test, regardless of result
(e.g., reactive or non-reactive) (see the most current version of the
department's STD-28 form (available as specified in §
97.134 of this title)).
(4) All HIV nucleotide sequences that are
resultant of genotypic testing, including HIV drug resistance testing (see the
most current version of the department's STD-28 form (available as specified in
§
97.134 of this title)).
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