Healthcare Provider Resources
How to Report Disease
Where and how to report HIV and STD infection.
Texas HIV Medication Program
State AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) helps clients get medications.
Testing and Treatment Guidelines
DSHS and CDC standards for the testing for and treatment of HIV and other STDs.
Expedited Partner Therapy
Treating partners of clients diagnosed with STDs without a medical evaluation or professional prevention counseling
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
DSHS recommends PrEP be considered for persons who are HIV-negative but at risk for HIV infection.
Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)
A surveillance system designed to learn more about the needs of persons living with HIV.
Test Texas HIV Coalition
Assists providers in implementing routine HIV screening for patients 13 to 64.
HIV/STD Services Directory
Listing of HIV/STD service providers in the State of Texas.
Quality Management
Guidance for quality assurance and quality improvement.
Texas Infertility Prevention Program (TIPP)
TIPP works to put in place effective prevention strategies to reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in Texas.
Reporting Suspected Abuse and Neglect of Children
Requirements and resources for reporting child abuse for health care providers.
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- DSHS TB/HIV/STD Security and Database Account Management
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- Ongoing HIV-STD Training and Educational Resources
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- Training - HIV Navigation in Texas
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- HIV/STD Planning
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- 700.006 Multi-Month and Special Circumstance Medication Supply and Coverage
- 700.007 Texas Insurance Assistance Program
- PMCY01 Prescription Medication Shortages
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591.000 Limitations on Ryan White and State Services Funds for Incarcerated Persons in Community Facilities Open submenu links Close submenu links
- 700.003 HIV/STD Medication Pharmacy Eligibility Criteria
- 700.004 HIV Medications Ordering Process for Pharmacies
- LIDS 2021.001 Program Income
- 2013.01 Ryan White Part B/State Funded Services in Special Care Facilities
- 2013.02 The Use of Testing Technology to Detect HIV Infection
- 2012.01 Overall Responsible Party for TB/HIV/STD Surveillance Data
- 2011.04 Breach of Confidentiality Response
- 2011.01 Confidential Information Security
- 035.001 Model Education Program for use by Employers to Educate Employees About the HIV Disease and its Progressive Stages
- 090.001 Roles and Responsibilities of the Section Regarding Contractors
- 090.020 Model Policies for Handling, Caring and Treating Persons Infected with a Sexually Transmitted Disease (Including HIV/AIDS) while in the Custody, Supervision or Care of Correctional, Law Enforcement, and/or Emergency Services Entities
- 090.002 HIV Client Services Funding Allocation Formula
- 090.010 Contract Monitoring
- 090.021 HIV/AIDS Model Workplace Guidelines for Businesses, State Agencies, and State Contractors
- 120.100 HIV Testing of Pregnant Women
- 302.001 Release of Tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and Viral Hepatitis Data
- 500.002 Environmental Tobacco Smoke Contractor Assurance
- 500.003 Contractor Use of Equipment and Supplies Contractor Assurance
- 520.001 Consultant Services and Consulting Fees Paid by a Contractor Through Direct Costs
- 520.002 Staff Education, Association Memberships, Training Fees and Insurance Payments Using Contract Funds
- 525.001 Enforcement of Year End Requirements for DSHS Contracts
- 530.002 Section Expectations and Provider Rights Regarding the Delivery of Client Service
- 530.003 How to Deal With Clients Who Threaten to Harm Themselves or Others
- 540.001 Sanctions Imposed Upon a Contractor for Non-Compliance with Contracts Involving State/Federal Funds
- 540.002 Sanctioning an HIV/STD Contractor for Subcontractor Noncompliance
- 590.001 DSHS Funds as Payment of Last Resort
- 800.005 Phlebotomy Training for Contractor Staff Responsible for HIV/STD Testing
- 110.002 HIV and STD Prevention Activities in State Prisons and Jails, State Juvenile Justice Facilities, Municipal and County Jails, Federal Prisons, and Private Prisons
- 130.001 Condom Distribution Non-Contracting Prevention Sites
- 220.001 Eligibility to Receive HIV Services
- 231.001 ARIES Security
- 231.000 ARIES Users
- 231.002 ARIES Data Managers Core Competencies
- 231.003 ARIES Data Improvement Plan
- 231.004 Documenting Case Management Actions in ARIES
- 241.001 Administrative Agency Roles and Responsibilities
- 241.003 Subcontracting HIV Health and Support Services
- 241.004 Administrative Agency Requirements for Community Input
- 241.005 Conflict of Interest in Administrative Agencies
- 241.006 Reallocation of HIV Client Services Funds
- 260.001 Care for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS Using State Services Funds
- 260.002 Health Insurance Assistance
- 270.001 Calculation of Estimated Expenditures on Covered Clinical Services
- 280.001 Sub-Contracting HIV Core and Support Services by an Administrative Agency
- 420.001 Certification of TIPP Programs/Providers as Eligible for the 340B Drug Pricing Program
- 420.002 Provider Selection Criteria and Requirements for the Texas Infertility Prevention Project
- 700.001 Texas HIV Medication Program Requests to Change State HIV Medication Formulary
- 700.002 Rights of the Texas HIV Medication Program to Limit the Number of Clients Assigned to a Pharmacy
- 700.005 Medicare Part D
- 2020.02 DSHS Central Pharmacy to Dispense Medications to THMP Participants
- 2016.02 TB/HIV/STD Section Section-Wide Purchasing
- 2015.02 TB/HIV/STD Section Meeting Planning
- 2012.03 Alternative Worksite Procedure Due to Power Outage, HVAC System Failure and Other Temporary Environmental Factors
- 2009.01 TB/HIV/STD Section Procedure for the Review of New Grant Applications, Grant Renewal Applications, Grant Progress Reports and Technical Review Responses
- 2015.03 Creating E-Learning Products for the TB/HIV/STD Section
- 2016.03 Children in the Workplace
- 2019.02 Encrypted USB Flash Drive Assignment
- 2020.01 Quality Assurance for the Texas HIV Medication Program’s Eligibility Processes
- 410.001 Hepatitis B Vaccination for Adolescents
- 410.003 Accelerated HIV Intervention Program, Addressing the Potential for Recalcitrant Transmission of HIV in Texas
- 800.001 Standard Precautions Preventing the Spread of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis B in Employees of HIV/STD Funded Programs
- Repealed Policies and Procedures
- HIV/STD Security Policies and Procedures
- Laws, Rules, and Authorization
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- POPS Chapter 22 - Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP)
- POPS Chapter 13 - Administrative Agency Core Competencies
- POPS Appendix F - CDC Surveillance Case Definitions
- POPS Chapter 1 - Focused HIV/STI/HCV Testing, Counseling and Linkage to HIV Medical Care
- POPS Chapter 2 - Quality Assurance for Focused HIV Testing, Counseling, and Linkage to Care for HIV Prevention
- POPS Chapter 7 - HCV Testing
- POPS Chapter 8 - HIV/STI Surveillance
- POPS Chapter 9 - Disease Intervention Specialist Performance Standards
- POPS Chapter 10 - First-Line Supervisors Performance Standards
- POPS Chapter 11 - Regional and Local Health Department HIV/STD Program Manager Performance Standards
- POPS Chapter 12 - STI Clinical Standards
- POPS Chapter 16 - Routine HIV Screening in Healthcare Settings
- POPS Chapter 19 - Individual and Group HIV Prevention Interventions
- POPS Chapter 15 - Client Referral Standards
- POPS Chapter 17 - Health Insurance Program Standards
- POPS Chapter 18 - Pick-Up And Delivery Of Prescription And Over-The-Counter Medications Standards
- POPS Chapter 20 - Direct Client Services Volunteer Programs Standards
- POPS Appendix E - STD-MIS System Maintenance
- POPS Chapter 3 - HIV/STI Partner Services and Seropositive Notification
- POPS Chapter 4 - HIV Testing in STI Clinics
- POPS Chapter 14 - Client File Organization, Content and Security Standards
- POPS Chapter 24 - Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention
- POPS Chapter 23 - Congenital Syphilis
- POPS Chapter 25 - Tangible Reinforcements for HIV Prevention
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- 2016.01 TB/HIV/STD Section Confidential Information Security
- 2021.01 Appeals Requests Related to the Texas HIV Medication Program
- 020.050 Public Complaints Related to the Delivery of Section Programs
- 020.070 Placement of Educational Articles in Professional Publications
- 319.001 Data Management and Security External Quality Assurance Plan
- 320.001 Quality Assurance of Confidentiality for Internal Staff
- 900.002 Completing the Contractor Risk Assessment Tool
- 2020.01 Quality Assurance for the Texas HIV Medication Program’s Eligibility Processes
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