HIV/STD Program Policies

Global Policies Affecting All Programs

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
LIDS 2021.001	Program Income	1/2021
2012.01	Overall Responsible Party for TB/HIV/STD Surveillance Data	4/2008	9/2016
2011.04	Breach of Confidentiality Response	7/2008	3/2012
2011.01	Confidential Information Security	7/2008	5/2014
090.001	Roles and Responsibilities of the Section Regarding Contractors	6/1998
090.002	HIV Client Services Funding Allocation Formula	2/2005
090.010	Contract Monitoring	10/1997
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, or Emergency Services Entities	8/2002	5/2024
120.100	HIV Testing of Pregnant Women	11/1995	6/2023
302.001	Release of TB/HIV/AIDS and STD Data	4/1999	11/2019
302.002	Data Release Agreement	4/1999	7/2019
530.002	Section Expectations and Provider Rights Regarding the Delivery of Client Service	6/1998	12/2023
530.003	How to Deal with Clients Who Threaten to Harm Themselves or Others	9/2001	4/2023
590.001	DSHS Funds as Payment of Last Resort (POLR)	9/1994	5/2023
591.000	The Use of Ryan White Part B Funds for Incarcerated People Living with HIV (PLWH), Recently Released, or Otherwise Judicially Involved in Texas	12/2013	5/2024
--	DSHS General Consent and Disclosure form (Form L-36)		2/2013

HIV and STD Prevention Programs

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
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	5/1998	5/2024
130.001	Condom Distribution for Non-Contracting Prevention Sites	12/1994	6/2006

HIV Health and Social Services Programs

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
220.001	Eligibility to Receive HIV Services	7/2006	11/2023
231.000	TakeChargeTexas (TCT) Users	6/2006	7/2023
231.001	TakeChargeTexas (TCT) Security	8/2010	12/2023
231.002	Administrative Agency Data Managers’ Core Competencies	3/2000	6/2023
231.003	TCT Data Improvement Plan	8/2010	8/2023
241.001	Administrative Agency Roles and Responsibilities	10/1996	12/2023
241.003	Subcontracting HIV Health and Support Services	2/2005	8/2007
241.004	Administrative Agency Requirements for Community Input	6/2006	12/2023
241.005	Conflict of Interest in Administrative Agencies	6/2006	12/2023
241.006	Reallocation of HIV Client Services Funds	8/2006	5/2011
260.002	Health Insurance Assistance	11/1998	11/2015
260.003	HIV Health Insurance Assistance Waiver Request Form	4/2009
270.001	Calculation of Estimated Expenditures on Covered Clinical Services	7/2015	12/2023
280.001	Sub-Contracting HIV Core and Support Services by an Administrative Agency	9/2015

Sexually Transmitted Disease Programs

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
410.003	Accelerated HIV Intervention Program, Addressing the Potential for Recalcitrant Transmission of HIV in Texas	8/2000	11/2001
420.002	Provider Selection Criteria and Requirements for the Texas Infertility Prevention Project	11/2015	7/2023

Texas HIV Medication Program

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
700.001	Texas HIV Medication Program, Requests to Change State HIV Medication Formulary	1/1996	12/2021
700.002	Rights of the Texas HIV Medication Program to Limit the Number of Clients Assigned to a Pharmacy	10/1996	5/2024
700.003	HIV/STD Medication Program Pharmacy Eligibility Criteria	6/1997	1/2018
700.004	HIV Medications Ordering Process for Pharmacies	3/1997	5/2024
700.005	Medicare Part D	6/2006	4/2015
700.006	Multi-Month and Special Circumstance Medication Supply and Coverage Medical Certification Form Texas HIV Medication Program (THMP) Medication Formulary and Maximum Quantities	5/2019	5/2024
700.007	Texas Insurance Assistance Program Public comments on Texas Insurance Assistance Program Policy	10/2021

Pharmacy Unit

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
PMCY.01	Prescription Medication Shortages Policy and Procedures	6/2019
2023.004	340B Patient Eligibility	5/2023
2023.005	Covered Entity Eligibility and Central Distribution Model Participation	5/2023
2023.006	Prevention of Diversion of 340B Medication	5/2023
2023.007	Prevention of Duplicate Discounts	7/2023
2023.008	Covered Entity Ordering and Inventory Tracking	6/2023
2023.009	340B Material Breach Policy	6/2023
2023.010	340B Database Registration, Recertification, and Review	6/2023
2023.011	Penicillin G Benzathine (Bicillin) Treatment	6/2023	11/2023
2023.013	340B Authorizing Official Back-up	6/2023
2023.016	340B Roles, Responsibilities, Training and Education	8/2023
2023.019	PIOS User Access	1/2024

TB/HIV/STD Central Office Internal Policies

Number	Title	Established	Last Revised
2020.02	DSHS Central Pharmacy to Dispense Medications to THMP Participants	12/2020	12/2020
2015.03	Creating E-Learning Products for the TB/HIV/STD Section	3/2015	3/2015

Repealed program policies and procedures

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