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§ 142.0062 — POSSESSION OF CERTAIN VACCINES OR TUBERCULIN

HS § 142.0062Title 2. HEALTH · Part G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION · Ch. 142. HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES · Art. A. HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES LICENSE

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(a)A home and community support services agency or its employees who are registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses may purchase, store, or transport for the purpose of administering to the agency's employees, home health or hospice patients, or patient family members under physician's standing orders the following dangerous drugs:
(1)hepatitis B vaccine;
(2)influenza vaccine;
(3)tuberculin purified protein derivative for tuberculosis testing;
(4)pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; and
(5)any other vaccine approved, authorized for emergency use, or otherwise permitted for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration to treat or mitigate the spread of a communicable disease, as defined by Section 81.003.

Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 49 (H.B. 797), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2021.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 142.0062 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.