Texas § GV.526.0505 - PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE
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§ GV.526.0505. PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE
PROHIBITED PUNITIVE ACTION FOR FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE. (a) In this section: (1) "Person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001 , Family Code. (2) "Punitive action" includes initiating an investigation of a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall prohibit a health and human services agency from taking a punitive action against a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare for the person's failure to ensure that the child receives the immunization series prescribed by Section 161.004 , Health and Safety Code. (c) This section does not affect a law, including Chapter 31 , Human Resources Code, that specifically provides a punitive action for failure to ensure that a child receives the immunization series prescribed by Section 161.004 , Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
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