25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.139 - Fee for Providing Written Notice of a Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Related Test Result to an Applicant for Insurance

An applicant for insurance must be given written notice of a positive HIV-related test result by a physician designated by the applicant, or in the absence of that designation, by the department. When the department is requested to make this notification:

(1) the form designated by the department for this purpose must be used. Copies of the form and other information concerning notification by the department may be requested from: Texas Department of State Health Services, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Mail Code 1873, P.O. Box 149347, Austin, Texas 78714-9347; and

(2) the insurer shall pay the department a fee of $25 to cover the cost of the department providing the written notice to the applicant for insurance, pursuant to Texas Insurance Code, § 545.055.

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25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.139

The provisions of this §97.139 adopted to be effective March 16, 1994, 19 TexReg 1453; amended to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 12668; amended to be effective March 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 2335; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 42, October 16, 2015, TexReg 7235, eff. 10/14/2015