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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0086 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.0086. COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION |
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REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus |
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disease. |
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(2) "Health care provider" means an individual |
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licensed or otherwise authorized by this state to administer |
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vaccines. |
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(b) Before administering a COVID-19 vaccination to an |
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individual, a health care provider must obtain the individual's |
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written informed consent, or if the individual is a minor or lacks |
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the mental capacity to provide informed consent, the parent, |
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guardian, or conservator who may provide written informed consent |
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on the individual's behalf. The informed consent required under |
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this section must include an acknowledgment that the individual |
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providing informed consent received the information sheet |
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described by Subsection (c). |
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(c) The department shall develop a standardized information |
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sheet that includes information on: |
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(1) the risks associated with COVID-19 vaccination, |
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including potential side effects; |
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(2) the expedited manner in which the COVID-19 vaccine |
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was developed; |
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(3) whether long-term scientific studies have been |
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performed on the COVID-19 vaccine; |
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(4) whether manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine are |
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subject to civil liability for any injuries caused by the vaccine; |
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and |
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(5) the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting |
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System, including clear instructions for reporting any |
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vaccine-related injury or reaction. |
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(d) The appropriate licensing authority may impose |
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disciplinary action on a health care provider who administers a |
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COVID-19 vaccination in violation of this section in the same |
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manner and using the same procedures as the authority uses to impose |
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disciplinary action on a provider who violates the authority's |
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licensing or other regulatory laws or rules. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |