Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 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.

Source: Section 163.003 — Additional Instructional Elements Regarding Human Papillomavirus, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­163.­htm#163.­003 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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