TX HB1737

Requires health care providers to automatically include HIV diagnostic testing when collecting blood samples for sexually transmitted disease screenings, unless the patient opts out

Mandates that providers must either obtain consent for HIV testing or inform patients that testing will occur unless they decline before collecting blood samples

Requires providers to give patients who test positive for HIV information about available health services and referrals to community support programs

Directs the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner to adopt implementing rules by January 1, 2026, considering CDC recommendations for HIV testing of adults and adolescents

Implementation contingent on appropriated funding until September 1, 2029, when compliance becomes mandatory regardless of specific appropriations