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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.00708: ACCESS TO FIRST RESPONDER IMMUNIZATION HISTORY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 2. HEALTH
  3. SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS
  4. CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. IMMUNIZATIONS

(a) The department shall establish a process to provide an employer of a first responder with direct access to the first responder's immunization information in the immunization registry for verification of the first responder's immunization history. The process must require a first responder to provide electronic or written consent before the employer is granted direct access to the first responder's immunization information in the immunization registry. A first responder may withdraw consent at any time.

(b) The department may establish a process to provide a first responder with access to the first responder's immunization information in the immunization registry.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 1256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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