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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/RULE §97.68 - Acceptable Evidence of Vaccination(s)
Chapter Review Date 11/28/2023

(a) Vaccines administered after September 1, 1991, shall include the month, day, and year each vaccine was administered.(b) Documentation of vaccines administered that include the signature or stamp of the physician or physician's designee, or public health personnel, is acceptable. Immunization records generated from electronic health record systems must include clinic contact information and the provider's signature/stamp.(c) An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority is acceptable.(d) An official record received from school officials, including a record from another state, is acceptable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §97.68 adopted to be effective April 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3188; amended to be effective March 5, 2009, 34 TexReg 1433; amended to be effective July 28, 2016, 41 TexReg 5422.

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