Program Operating Procedures and Standards (POPS)

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), HIV/STD program is pleased to provide the HIV and STD Program Operating Procedures and Standards manual. Please note that program and contract policies established by the HIV/STD program are separate documents. They are not included in the HIV and STD Program Operating Procedures manual except by reference.
 

Table of Contents

Chapter Title Last Updated

1

Focused HIV/STI/HCV Testing, Counseling and Linkage to HIV Medical Care

9/2022

2

Quality Assurance for Focused HIV Testing, Counseling, and Linkage to Care for HIV Prevention

9/2022

3

HIV/STI Partner Services and Seropositive Notification

4/2014

4

HIV Testing in STI Clinics

4/2014

7

HCV Testing

4/2014

8

HIV/STI Surveillance

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9

Disease Intervention Specialists Performance Standards (Webpage) | Disease Intervention Specialists Performance Standards (PDE)

5/2023

10

First-Line Supervisors Performance Standards (Webpage) | First-Line Supervisors Performance Standards (PDF)

5/2022

11

Regional and Local Health Department HIV/STD Program Manager Performance Standards (Webpage) | Regional and Local Health Department HIV/STD Program Manager Performance Standards(PDF0

5/2022

12

STI Clinical Standards (Webpage) | STI Clinical Standards (PDF)

7/2023

13

Administrative Agency Core Competencies

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14

Client File Organization, Content and Security Standards

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15

Client Referrals Standards

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16

Routine HIV Screening in Healthcare Settings

9/2022

17

Health Insurance Program Standards

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18

Pick-up and Delivery of Prescription and Over-The-Counter Medications Standards

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19

Individual/Group Interventions for HIV Prevention

9/2022

20

Direct Client Services Volunteer Programs Standards

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22

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

9/2022

23

Congenital Syphilis

3/2020

24

Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention

9/2022

25

Tangible Reinforcements for HIV Prevention

9/2022

C

Appendix C: TDCJ Memo

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E

Appendix E: STD*MIS System Maintenance

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F

Appendix F: CDC Surveillance Case Definitions

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G

Appendix G: HARS and STD Site Maps

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Forms

Form Title Last Updated

J-6

Disclosure and Consent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test DOC (English)
Disclosure and Consent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test PDF (English)

10/2007

J-6

Revelación y consentimiento para la prueba del virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) DOC (Spanish)
Revelación y consentimiento para la prueba del virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) PDF (Spanish)

10/2007

L-30

Authorization to Release Confidential Information PDF (English and Spanish)

7/2016

L-36

General Consent and Disclosure DOC (English and Spanish)
General Consent and Disclosure PDF (English and Spanish)

4/2010

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700 & 900 Case Management Audit Form

11/2022

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DIS Audit Tracker

11/2021

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Field Investigation Audit Form

3/2022

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Field Record (Pouch) Review/Audit Form

3/2022

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Interview Audit Form

3/2022

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Syphilis and HIV Case Audit Form

3/2022

STD-28

Notification of Laboratory Test Findings Indicating Presence of Chlamydia Trachomatis, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chancroid, HIV Infections or Suppressed CD4 Counts (contact the program for more information)

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CDC Forms

  • Interview Record (CDC-7354)
  • Visual Case Analysis Sheet (CDC-7354D)
  • Field Record (CDC Form 29.36S) (CDC-73D)
  • Field Record (Work Copy) (CDC-73W)
  • Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation and Report (Instructions) (CDC-73.126)

You can order the above forms through the CDC STD Prevention website.

Project Area STD staff will need a User ID and Password to order field intervention forms. Contact your STD Program Manager or ICCR Clerk for information.

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