Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 97 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Subchapter B - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN TEXAS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Section 97.61 - Children and Students Included in Vaccine Requirements
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The vaccine requirements apply to all children and students entering, attending, enrolling in, and/or transferring to child-care facilities or public or private primary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education.
(b) The vaccines required in this section are also required for all children in the State of Texas, including children admitted, detained, or committed in Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) facilities.
(c) The vaccine requirements are adopted as a statewide control measure for communicable disease as defined in Health and Safety Code, § 81.081 and § 81.082.
