25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.101 - Statewide Immunization of Children by Hospitals, Physicians, and Other Health Care Providers
(a) All private and
public hospitals in Texas that provide health care to children shall:
(1) administer age-appropriate vaccines or
refer newborns for immunizations to other health care providers at the time of
the newborn screening test;
(2)
review the immunization history of every child admitted to the hospital,
examined in the hospital's emergency room, or outpatient clinic; and
(3) administer the needed vaccines or refer
the child to another health care provider for immunizations.
(b) All physicians and other
health care providers who provide health care to children in Texas shall:
(1) review the immunization history of every
child examined; and
(2) administer
vaccine(s) or refer every child who needs immunizations to another health care
provider.
(c) Hospitals,
all physicians, and other health care providers, who provide health care to
children in Texas, must document in a newborn's or other child's hospital or
medical record that the newborn or child has either received age-appropriate
immunizations or has been referred for immunizations at the time of the newborn
screening or upon a child's admission to the hospital, examination in a
hospital emergency room or visit to an outpatient clinic. Hospitals, all
physicians, and other health care providers who provide health care to children
in Texas must document in a newborn's or other child's hospital or medical
record that the:
(1) newborn's or other
child's immunization history has been reviewed; and
(2) that the newborn or child has been
age-appropriately immunized or that the newborn has been referred to another
health care provider for immunizations.
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