Tex. Gov't Code Section 607.002
Reimbursement

A public safety employee who is exposed to a contagious disease is entitled to reimbursement from the employing governmental entity for reasonable medical expenses incurred in treatment for the prevention of the disease if:

(1)

the disease is not an “ordinary disease of life” as that term is used in the context of a workers’ compensation claim;

(2)

the exposure to the disease occurs during the course of the employment; and

(3)

the employee requires preventative medical treatment because of exposure to the disease.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 607.002 — Reimbursement, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­607.­htm#607.­002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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