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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER J - CHILD CARE
SECTION/RULE §748.1541 - What exemptions or exceptions are there concerning immunization requirements?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) A child may be exempt from immunization requirements for a medical reason or reason of conscience, including a religious belief. To claim an exemption, the person applying for the child's admission must meet criteria specified by:(1) §42.043(d) and (d-1) of the Human Resources Code; or(2) The Department of State Health Services rule in 25 TAC §97.62 (relating to Exclusions from Compliance).(b) For some diseases, a child who previously had a disease and is accordingly naturally immune from it may qualify for an exception to immunization requirements for the disease. To claim this exception, the person applying for the child's admission must meet the criteria specified by the Department of State Health Services rule in 25 TAC §97.65 (relating to Exceptions to Immunization Requirements).

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1541 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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