Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Subchapter C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 - REQUIRED PLANS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 748.123 - What must an employee policy for protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases include?

(1) Specify any vaccines that you have determined an employee must have for vaccine-preventable diseases based on the level of risk the employee presents to children by the employee's routine and direct exposure to children;

(2) Require each employee to receive each specified vaccine that the employee is not exempt from having;

(3) Include procedures for verifying whether an employee has complied with your policy;

(4) Include procedures for an employee to be exempt from having a required vaccine because of:

(5) Include procedures that an exempt employee must follow to protect children in your care from exposure to disease, such as the use of protective medical equipment, including gloves and masks, based on the level of risk the employee presents to children by the employee's routine and direct exposure to children;

(6) Prohibit discrimination or retaliatory action against an exempt employee, except that required use of protective medical equipment, including gloves and masks, may not be considered retaliatory action for purposes of this section;

(7) Outline how you will maintain a written or electronic record of each employee's compliance with or exemption from your policy; and

(8) State the disciplinary actions you may take against an employee who fails to comply with your policy.