The following shall provide information on cases of AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, or syphilis:

1. (1) A physician or dentist shall report each patient that is diagnosed or treated for AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, or syphilis. A physician or dentist may designate an employee of the clinic, including a school based clinic or physician's/dentist's office to serve as the reporting officer. A physician or dentist who can assure that a designated or appointed person in their clinic or office is regularly reporting every occurrence of these diseases does not have to submit a duplicate report.
2. (2) The chief administrative officer of a hospital, a medical facility or a penal institution shall report each patient who is medically attended at the facility and is diagnosed with AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, or syphilis. The chief administrative officer may designate an employee of their institution to serve as the reporting officer. A chief administrative officer who can assure that a designated or appointed person in their institution is regularly reporting every occurrence of these diseases does not have to submit a duplicate report. Hospital laboratories may report through the reporting officer or independently in accordance with the hospital's policies and procedures.
3. (3) Any person in charge of a clinical laboratory, blood bank, mobile unit, or other facility in which a laboratory examination of a blood specimen or any specimen derived from a human body that yields microscopic, cultural, serological or any other evidence of AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, or syphilis, including a CD4+ T lymphocyte cell count below 200 cells/microliter or a CD4+ T lymphocyte percentage of less than l4%, shall report according to §97.133 of this title (relating to Reporting Information for Sexually Transmitted Diseases).
4. (4) The medical director or other physician responsible for the medical oversight of a counseling and testing site or a community-based organization shall report each patient that is diagnosed with AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection, or syphilis. The medical director or clinic physician may designate an employee of the counseling and testing site or community-based organization to serve as the reporting officer. A medical director or clinic physician who can assure that a designated or appointed person from their counseling and testing site or community-based organization is regularly reporting according to §97.133 of this title every occurrence of these diseases does not have to submit a duplicate report.
5. (5) School administrators, as defined in §97.1 of this title (relating to Definitions), who are not medical directors meeting the criteria described in this section, are exempt from reporting AIDS, chancroid, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, gonorrhea, HIV infection or syphilis.
6. (6) Failure to report a reportable disease is a Class B misdemeanor under the Texas Health and Safety Code, §81.049.

Source Note:The provisions of this §97.132 adopted to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 12669.