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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 224.002 — VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES POLICY REQUIRED

HS § 224.002Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part A. FINANCING, CONSTRUCTING, REGULATING, AND INSPECTING · Ch. 224. POLICY ON VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES

Statute text

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(a)Each health care facility shall develop and implement a policy to protect its patients from vaccine preventable diseases.
(b)The policy must:
(1)require covered individuals to receive vaccines for the vaccine preventable diseases specified by the facility based on the level of risk the individual presents to patients by the individual's routine and direct exposure to patients;
(2)specify the vaccines a covered individual is required to receive based on the level of risk the individual presents to patients by the individual's routine and direct exposure to patients;
(3)include procedures for verifying whether a covered individual has complied with the policy;
(4)include procedures for a covered individual to be exempt from the required vaccines for the medical conditions identified as contraindications or precautions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 8.02, eff. September 28, 2011.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 224.002 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.