Texas § FA.32.102 - INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § FA.32.102 — INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ FA.32.102. INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION
INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION. (a) A person authorized to consent to the immunization of a child has the responsibility to ensure that the consent, if given, is an informed consent. The person authorized to consent is not required to be present when the immunization of the child is requested if a consent form that meets the requirements of Section 32.002 has been given to the health care provider. (b) The responsibility of a health care provider to provide information to a person consenting to immunization is the same as the provider's responsibility to a parent. (c) As part of the information given in the counseling for informed consent, the health care provider shall provide information to inform the person authorized to consent to immunization of the procedures available under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-1 et seq.) to seek possible recovery for unreimbursed expenses for certain injuries arising out of the administration of certain vaccines. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Renumbered from Sec. 32.103 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.09(b), (d), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section FA.32.102 ("INFORMED CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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