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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER CRECORD KEEPING
DIVISION 1RECORDS OF CHILDREN
RULE §746.623What documentation is acceptable for an immunization record?

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 record from the Texas Immunization Registry, a copy of the current immunization record that is on file at the pre-kindergarten or school that the child attends, or the health passport for a child in the conservatorship of DFPS. The record must include:

    (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. An example includes a record from a doctor's office or a pharmacy. The record must include:

    (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 §746.623 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective July 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 3598; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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