TX HB4147

Requires health care providers collecting blood samples for sexually transmitted disease screenings to automatically submit samples for screening tests unless the patient opts out

Mandates providers obtain consent and inform patients that screening tests will be performed unless they decline before collecting blood samples

Requires providers to give patients who test positive information about available health care, education, prevention, and social support services

Directs the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner to adopt implementing rules by January 1, 2026, considering CDC recommendations for adult and adolescent testing

Implementation contingent on appropriated funding until September 1, 2029, with the act taking effect September 1, 2025