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  • DSHS HIV/STD Program

    Post Office Box 149347, MC 1873
    Austin, Texas 78714

    Phone: (512) 533-3000

    E-mail the HIV/STD Program

    E-mail data requests to HIV/STD Program - This email can be used to request data and statistics on HIV, TB, and STDs in Texas. It cannot be used to get treatment or infection history for individuals, or to request information on programs and services. Please do not include any personal, identifying health information in your email such as HIV status, Date of Birth, Social Security Number, etc.

    For treatment/testing history, please contact your local Health Department.

    For information on HIV testing and services available to Persons Living with HIV and AIDS, please contact your local HIV services organization.

Diagnostic Testing and Pregnancy in Texas


HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B Testing for Pregnant Women in Texas

HIV, Syphilis and HBV Testing and Pregnancy: State Requirements for Texas Clinicians Clinicians in Texas, including physicians or any other person permitted to attend to a pregnant woman, must test every pregnant woman under their care for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B unless she objects. HIV and syphilis tests must take place during the pregnant woman's first prenatal visit and during her third trimester. An additional syphilis test must be performed at delivery. If there is no record of her HIV and syphilis test results from the third trimester, then the woman must be tested at delivery unless she objects. The law also provides for expedited testing of the mother and newborn at delivery. To learn more, please read HIV, Syphilis and HBV Testing and Pregnancy: State Requirements for Texas Clinicians (PDF : 398 kB).

Provider Resources

Testing During Pregnancy [Texas Legislature] - Statutory reference from Texas Health and Safety Code

Informed Consent [Texas Legislature] - Statutory reference from Texas Health and Safety Code

General Consent [Texas Legislature] - Statutory reference from Texas Health and Safety Code

Counseling Required For Positive Test Results [Texas Legislature] - Statutory reference from Texas Health and Safety Code

DSHS Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program

Congenital Syphilis in Texas (PDF : 369 kB) - DSHS Fact Sheet (English)

Partner Notification Information for Providers (PDF : 84 kB) - DSHS Provider Brochure (English)

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) [FDA] - CLIA information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

New drug regimens cut HIV spread from mother to infant [NIH]

Patient Resources

10 Questions About HIV, Syphilis, and Pregnancy (PDF : 2,124 kB) (Patient information in English)

10 preguntas sobre el VIH, la sífilis y el embarazo (PDF : 2,126 kB) (Patient information in Spanish)   

211 Texas [211 Texas] - Find an HIV/STD service provider in Texas.

HIVTEST.ORG [HIVTest.org] - HIV and STD testing resources.

The Perinatal Hotline (1-888-448-8765) is a free 24 hour clinical consultation and advice on treating HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants. The hotline also provides guidance on test results.

 

Last updated January 15, 2020