Health and Safety Code § 163.003

Sec. 163.003. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS REGARDING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS. Course materials and instruction relating to sexually transmitted diseases must be available in English and in Spanish and should include: (1) the following specific information on human papillomavirus: (A) that sexual intercourse is not required to become infected with human papillomavirus and that the avoidance of skin-to-skin contact involving the genital areas offers the best protection; (B) that both males and females may be infected with human papillomavirus and symptoms may not be present; (C) that younger women are at greater risk of human papillomavirus infection than older women; and (D) that human papillomavirus may be transmitted to an infant during childbirth; (2) information regarding the role of human papillomavirus in the development of genital warts, cervical cancer, and other diseases; and (3) information regarding the continuing need for women to undergo Pap smear testing, even if they have received a vaccination against human papillomavirus. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (H.B. 1379), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.