Texas § 261.314 TESTING.

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§ 261.314 — TESTING.

Texas § 261.314

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 261.314 (2026).

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Sec. 261.314. TESTING.

(a)The department shall provide testing as necessary for the welfare of a child who the department believes, after an investigation under this chapter, has been sexually abused, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing of a child who was abused in a manner by which HIV may be transmitted.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), the results of a test under this section are confidential.

(c)If requested, the department shall report the results of a test under this section to:

(1)a court having jurisdiction of a proceeding involving the child or a proceeding involving a person suspected of abusing the child;

(2)a person responsible for the care and custody of the child as a foster parent; and

(3)a person seeking to adopt the child.

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Sec. 261.314. TESTING. (a) The department shall provide testing as necessary for the welfare of a child who the department believes, after an investigation under this chapter, has been sexually abused, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing of a child who was abused in a manner by which HIV may be transmitted.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the results of a test under this section are confidential.
(c) If requested, the department shall report the results of a test under this section to:
(1) a court having jurisdiction of a proceeding involving the child or a proceeding involving a person suspected of abusing the child;
(2) a person responsible for the care and custody of the child as a foster parent; and
(3) a person seeking to adopt the child.