25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.102 - Immunizations Required upon Admission of a Child to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of State Health Services, or the Texas Youth Commission
(a) On admission of a child to a facility of
the Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of State Health
Services, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or the Texas Youth
Commission, the facility physician shall review the immunization history of the
child, if available, and administer any needed immunization(s) or refer the
child for immunization(s) to another health care provider. Required
immunizations are those set out in §
97.63 of this title (relating to
Immunization Requirements in Child-care Facilities, Pre-Kindergarten, Early
Childhood Programs, and Texas Elementary and Secondary Schools). Copies of
Immunization Requirements in Texas Elementary and Secondary Schools and
Institutions of Higher Education may be obtained from the Department of State
Health Services, Mail Code 1946, P. O. Box 149347, 78714-9347, Austin, Texas
78714-9347, (512) 458-7284.
(b) The
provisions of §
97.62 of this title (relating to
Exclusions of Compliance) and §
97.66 and §
97.69 of this title (relating to
Provisional Enrollment for (Non-Higher Education; Non-Veterinary) Students and
relating to Transfer of Immunization Records) apply to this section.
(c) The facility covered by this section
shall keep an individual's immunization record during the child's period of
admission, detention, or commitment in the facility. Representatives of the
department and local health authorities may advise and assist these agencies in
meeting these requirements. The department may conduct periodic review of these
agencies' identified immunization records in order to allow public health
officials to obtain information required for public health purposes. The
information, if available, must include at least the name and date of birth of
the child, the child's address, the name and telephone number of a parent or
guardian, the month, day, and year of vaccine administration, the name or type
of vaccines administered, the name and address of the provider that
administered the vaccines; or other evidence of immunity to a
vaccine-preventable disease.
Notes
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