Texas Family Code

§ 32.101 — WHO MAY CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION OF CHILD

FA § 32.101Title 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY · Part A. LIMITATIONS OF MINORITY · Ch. 32. CONSENT TO TREATMENT OF CHILD BY NON-PARENT OR CHILD · Art. B. IMMUNIZATION

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(a)In addition to persons authorized to consent to immunization under Chapter 151 and Chapter 153, the following persons may consent to the immunization of a child:

(1)a guardian of the child; and

(2)a person authorized under the law of another state or a court order to consent for the child.

(b)If the persons listed in Subsection (a) are not available and the authority to consent is not denied under Subsection (c), consent to the immunization of a child may be given by:

(1)a grandparent of the child;

(2)an adult brother or sister of the child;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2015.