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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 §748.1543 - What documentation is acceptable for an immunization record?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

Acceptable documentation includes:(1) An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority, including a record from another state. Examples include a registry, a copy of the current immunization record that is on file at the pre-kindergarten program or school, or the health passport for a child in the conservatorship of DFPS, so long as the record includes:(A) The child's name and date of birth;(B) The type of vaccine and number of doses; and(C) The month, day, and year the child received each vaccination; or(2) An official immunization record or photocopy, such as from a doctor's office, that includes:(A) The child's name and date of birth;(B) The type of vaccine and number of doses;(C) The month, day, and year the child received each vaccination;(D) The signature (including a rubber stamp or electronic signature) of the health-care professional who administered the vaccine, or another health-care professional's documentation of the immunization as long as the name of the health-care professional that administered the vaccine is documented; and(E) Clinic contact information, if the immunization record is generated from an electronic health record system.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1543 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7497; 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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