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, to the extent that the information is collected by the reporting entity, for 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 14%.

1. (1) 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 which may be in writing, by telephone, by electronic data transmission, or by other means.

   1. (A) Reports of AIDS, HIV infection, CD4+ T Lymphocyte cell count below 200 cells/microliter, or CD4+ T lymphocyte percentage of less than 14% shall be made using all of the information collected by the reporting entity found in the most current version of forms CDC 50.42B, CDC 50.42C, or STD-28.
   2. (B) Reports of chancroid shall be made using all of the information collected by the reporting entity found in the most current version of form STD-27 or STD-28.
   3. (C) Reports of chlamydia trachomatis infection shall be made using all of the information collected by the reporting entity found in the most current version of form STD-27 or STD-28.
   4. (D) Reports of gonorrhea shall be made using all of the information collected by the reporting entity found in the most current version of form STD-27 or STD-28.
   5. (E) Reports of syphilis shall be made using all of the information collected by the reporting entity found in the most current version of form STD-27 or STD-28.
   6. (F) Reports pertaining to congenital syphilis shall be made using all of the elements found in the most current version of the form adopted by the Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention.
   7. (G) Reports pertaining to enhanced perinatal HIV surveillance shall be made using all of the elements found in the most current version of the form adopted by the Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention.
2. (2) Completed written reports, electronic reports, and telephone reports shall be made in accordance with §97.134 of this title (relating to How to Report Sexually Transmitted Diseases).
3. (3) Electronic reports shall be made in accordance with §97.134(i) of this title.

Source Note:The provisions of this §97.133 adopted to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 12669; amended to be effective March 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 2335.