a South Central (SCAETC) South Texas Rural Health Services Carrizo Springs, TX SCAETC Regional Partner: University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio, TX Outstanding Attributes & Contributions: • Institutionalized clinical guidelines for opt-out HIV screening • Developing a PrEP program with support from UT Health San Antonio Identified Need: • Improve HIV screening rates and linkage to care services in the rural Texas community • Technical assistance and consultation to establish clinical guidelines and develop a PrEP program Implementation: • Institutionalized clinical guidelines for opt-out HIV screening • Actively developing a PrEP program with support from regional partners • Continues to receive consultation to increase clinic capacity 16

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