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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consent to the immunization of certain children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 32.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.1011. CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION BY CHILD. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Section 32.003 or 32.101, a child may consent to |
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the child's own immunization for a disease if: |
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(1) the child: |
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(A) is pregnant; or |
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(B) is the parent of a child and has actual |
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custody of that child; and |
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(2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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recommend or authorize the initial dose of an immunization for that |
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disease to be administered before seven years of age. |
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(b) Consent to immunization under this section must meet the |
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requirements of Section 32.002(a). |
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(c) Consent by a child to immunization under this section is |
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not subject to disaffirmance because of minority. |
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(d) A health care provider or facility may rely on the |
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written statement of the child containing the grounds on which the |
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child has capacity to consent to the child's immunization under |
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this section. |
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(e) To the extent of any conflict between this section and |
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Section 32.003, this section controls. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |