SUBCHAPTER E.  CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

Sec. 81.081.  DEPARTMENT'S DUTY.  The department is the preemptive authority for purposes of this chapter and shall coordinate statewide or regional efforts to protect public health.  The department shall collaborate with local elected officials, including county and municipal officials, to prevent the spread of disease and protect the public health.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0232, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 11, eff. June 16, 2021.