Texas Education Code - Section 51.933. Immunization Requirements; Exception
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§ 51.933. IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS; EXCEPTION. (a) An
institution of higher education may require applicants for
admission to be immunized against diphtheria, rubeola, rubella,
mumps, tetanus, and poliomyelitis, except as provided in Subsection
(d).
(b) The Texas Board of Health may require immunizations
against the diseases listed in Subsection (a) and additional
diseases for students at any institution of higher education who
are pursuing a course of study in a human or animal health
profession, and the board may require those immunizations for any
students in times of an emergency or epidemic in a county where the
commissioner of public health has declared such an emergency or
epidemic.
(c) An institution of higher education, in conjunction with
the Texas Department of Health, should provide individual notice to
each student applying for admission regarding:
(1) the consequences of not being current on
immunization for certain diseases;
(2) the age groups most vulnerable to these vaccine
preventable diseases; and
(3) local providers of immunization services.
(d) No form of immunization is required for a person's
admission to an institution of higher education if the person
applying for admission:
(1) submits to the admitting official:
(A) an affidavit or a certificate signed by a
physician who is duly registered and licensed to practice medicine
within the United States in which it is stated that, in the
physician's opinion, the immunization required poses a significant
risk to the health and well-being of the applicant or any member of
the applicant's family or household; or
(B) an affidavit signed by the applicant or, if a
minor, by the applicant's parent or guardian stating that the
applicant declines immunization for reasons of conscience,
including a religious belief; or
(2) is a member of the armed forces of the United
States and is on active duty.
(d-1) An affidavit submitted under Section (d)(1)(B) must
be on a form described by Section 161.0041, Health and Safety Code,
and must be submitted to the admitting official not later than the
90th day after the date the affidavit is notarized.
(e) The exception provided by Subsection (d)(1)(B) does not
apply in a time of emergency or epidemic declared by the
commissioner of public health.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 18, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, § 2.161, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 51.927 51.928 51.929 51.930 51.931 51.932 51.9325 51.933 51.9335 51.934 51.935 51.9355 51.936 51.937 51.940
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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